Patent ID: 8684255
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: B22F,C22C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing an insert of elongate shape configured to be incorporated by CIC into a metal container, including coated yarns bound together, the coated yarns being formed of metal-coated ceramic fibers, the method comprising: placing the coated yarns side by side in a bundle including a plurality of layers of coated yarns; placing a first metal sheet on a top of the bundle and a second metal sheet on a bottom of the bundle; pulling the bundle and the first and second metal sheets through a shaping element to compact the bundle transversely while forming the bundle and the first and second metal sheets with a determined cross section by the shaping element; and placing straps transversely clamping the bundle and the first and second metal sheets, downstream of the shaping element, wherein the shaping element includes first and second rollers which press against the first and second metal sheets, respectively, and first and second lateral sliders which contact first and second lateral sides of the bundle, respectively, during the pulling of the bundle, the first and second lateral sliders are secured to a frame on which the first and second rollers are rotatably mounted, and wherein the metal of the first and second metal sheets is the same as the metal of the metal container.