Patent ID: 9352517
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: B29C

Claim Text:
1. A resin transfer moulding method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced composite component inside a moulding tool comprising: inserting a semi-finished product into a working chamber located in a base element of the moulding tool, the base element being a one-piece form; feeding a resin material in the form of granules from a feeding device positioned above the base element of the moulding tool into a storage chamber located in the base element of the moulding tool separated from the working chamber by a transfer line comprising a bridge over a flow-through channel; closing a cap of the moulding tool, the cap extending over the working chamber, the bridge, and the storage chamber thus sealing the working chamber and the storage chamber against the environment of the moulding tool after the inserting of the semi-finished product and the feeding of the resin material into the moulding tool; heating the resin material located in the storage chamber; and transferring the resin material via a transfer line into the semi-finished product by at least one of charging of the storage chamber with compressed air or evacuating of the working chamber.