Patent ID: 7354540
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: B29B,B29C

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing fiber-reinforced moldings, the method comprising: performing a manufacturing procedure from a mixing of components to a procedure of pressing a molding in a continuous manner of operation by the following process steps: mixing a thickening agent with a resin mixture; spreading the resin mixture onto a lower belt and an upper belt, to form lower and upper resin mixture layers; depositing, onto the lower resin mixture layer, fibers selected from the group consisting of chopped glass fibers and/or long fibers, and bringing together the lower and upper resin mixture layers and conveying them into a kneading and imbibing system in a resin mat apparatus to form an endless resin mat; for a time-prescribed maturation process, carrying the endless resin mat in a meander by the lower and upper belts through a controlled-temperature, continuous thickening unit, wherein no further maturation process is performed after the endless resin mat is released from the lower and upper belts; dividing the endless resin mat into predetermined patterns, feeding the patterns to a heated molding press, and pressing the patterns to form moldings.