Patent ID: 9067345
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. A mold for manufacture of fiber composite parts where a semi-finished fiber is saturated with a matrix material, including a lower mold; an upper mold configured for placement onto the lower mold, at least one of the lower mold and the upper mold being configured to received an intermediate fiber ply, the upper mold and the lower mold together having two spaced apart annular grooves and two complimentary beads which provide an inner seal and an outer seal between the lower and upper molds; and at least one suction nozzle provided in a gap between the inner seal and the outer seal for a suction unit to produce a vacuum for sealing in the gap, wherein the lower mold and upper mold have a matching contour for a desired shape of a fibre composite part, and wherein the lower mold and upper mold are made of flexible material.