Patent ID: 8210226
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: B29C,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A machine for reinforcing an internal side of an embedded cylinder pipe with a composite structural reinforcement, said composite structural reinforcement comprising at least a band of reinforcement fiber and a resin or resin including matrix, said machine comprising: a contacting member capable of applying the band to the internal face of said pipe; a pressing member capable of applying pressure to said band against the internal face of said pipe; a moving member capable of moving said contacting member and pressing member along an helical path; where said contacting member and said pressing member are angularly shifted (α) one from the other, and wherein the contacting member comprises a roller driven by a wheel suitable to contact said internal face of said pipe, said wheel being linked to said roller with a peripheral speed increase member, and where the peripheral speed of said roller is increased compared to the peripheral speed of said wheel.