Patent Publication Number: US-11396145-B2

Title: Method and device for producing pultruded material

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is a National Phase of International Application Number PCT/JP2017/023178 filed Jun. 23, 2017 and claims priority to Japanese Application Number 2016-134523 filed Jul. 6, 2016. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a method and a device for producing a pultruded material. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     As a material that is lightweight and has a high strength, a composite material obtained by impregnating a thermosetting resin into a reinforced fiber is known. The composite material is used for aircraft, cars, ships, and the like. As a method for molding the composite material, a method for pultruding a base material of the composite material is known. A method for opening a reinforced fiber that is used in the base material of the composite material in order to improve the internal quality, strength characteristics, and the like of a pultruded material of the base material of the composite material is known (for example, PTL 1). 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     [PTL 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 06-254976 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
       FIG. 17  is a schematic configurational view of a device  200  for producing a pultruded material of the related art.  FIG. 18  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a pultruded material  210  that is produced using the device  200  for producing a pultruded material of the related art. The device  200  for producing a pultruded material which produces a pultruded material using a method of the related art including the method of PTL 1 includes a fiber supply section  202  that supplies a reinforced fiber, a resin pool  204  that impregnates a thermosetting resin into the reinforced fiber, and a mold  206  that pultrudes the reinforced fiber impregnated with the thermosetting resin as illustrated in  FIG. 17 . The device  200  for producing a pultruded material produces the pultruded material  210 . The pultruded material  210  has a reinforced fiber  212  and a thermosetting resin  214 . The pultruded material  210  is produced using the device  200  for producing a pultruded material, and thus the reinforced fiber  212  has a low straightness. Therefore, the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin  214  becomes low as illustrated in  FIG. 18 . 
     In the method of the related art including the method of PTL 1, the pultruded material  210  is produced using the device  200  for producing a pultruded material of the related art after the reinforced fiber that is used in the composite material base material is opened. Therefore, compared with a case in which the reinforced fiber  212  that is used in the composite material base material is not opened, the internal quality, strength characteristics, and the like of the pultruded material of the composite material base material improve. However, since the thermosetting resin  214  is impregnated into the reinforced fiber  212  in an opened state, the thermosetting resin  214  is not sufficiently opened, and thus expected straightness cannot be obtained, and there is a problem in that the internal quality, strength characteristics, and the like of the pultruded material of the composite material base material are not enough to be used for aircraft, cars, ships, and the like. 
     The present invention has been made in consideration of what has been described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for producing a pultruded material which are capable of improving the homogeneity of a thermosetting resin in a pultruded material being produced by pultruding a composite material base material. 
     Solution to Problem 
     In order to solve the above-described problem and achieve the object, a method for producing a pultruded material is a method for producing a pultruded material obtained by impregnating a thermosetting resin into reinforced fibers, the method including an opening step of opening a bundle of the reinforced fibers, a closing step of closing the bundle of the reinforced fibers opened in the opening step by narrowing at least any one of a width-direction length and a thickness-direction length under application of tension along a direction in which the reinforced fibers extend, an impregnating step of impregnating the thermosetting resin into the bundle of the reinforced fibers closed in the closing step, and a pultruding step of forming a pultruded material by pultruding the bundle of the reinforced fibers impregnated with the thermosetting resin in the impregnating step along the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend. 
     According to this configuration, the closing step of closing the bundle of the reinforced fibers opened in the opening step by narrowing at least any one of the width-direction length and the thickness-direction length under the application of tension along the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend is included, and thus it is possible to improve the straightness of the reinforced fiber, and it is possible to improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fiber in the subsequent impregnating step. 
     In this configuration, the opening step preferably includes a first opening step of opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers, and a second opening step of further opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers opened by the first opening step. According to this configuration, it is possible to remove torsion of the reinforced fibers and the opened state of the reinforced fibers by broadly opening the reinforced fibers, and thus it is possible to further improve the straightness of the reinforced fibers and further improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fibers in the subsequent impregnating step. 
     In this configuration including the first opening step and the second opening step, in the first opening step, the bundle of the reinforced fibers is preferably opened by at least any treatment of blowing of air, application of vibrations, and pressing of the bundle of the reinforced fibers into a rod-like member. In addition, in this configuration including the first opening step and the second opening step, in the second opening step, the bundle of the reinforced fibers is preferably further opened by at least any treatment of blowing of air, application of vibrations, pressing of the bundle of the reinforced fibers into a rod-like member, and passing of the bundle of the reinforced fibers through a comb-like section having teeth disposed in a direction intersecting the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend. Here, the second opening step preferably includes a treatment different from the first opening step. According to these configurations, it is possible to further improve the straightness of the reinforced fibers and further improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fibers in the subsequent impregnating step. 
     In these configurations, in the impregnating step, it is preferable that the bundle of the reinforced fibers is immersed in a resin pool filled with the thermosetting resin, and then a proportion of an amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin in the reinforced fibers is set to be constant under application of tension along the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend. Alternatively, in these configurations, in the impregnating step, the thermosetting resin is preferably uniformly applied to the bundle of the reinforced fibers by blowing. According to these configurations, it is possible to improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fibers in the impregnating step. 
     In these configurations, it is preferable to further include a vacuum deaeration step of deaerating the thermosetting resin by drawing a vacuum on a surrounding of the bundle of the reinforced fibers before the pultruding step is carried out on the bundle of the reinforced fibers impregnated with the thermosetting resin in the impregnating step. According to this configuration, it is possible to remove voids (air bubbles) in the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the bundle of the reinforced fibers and further improving the internal quality. 
     In these configurations, it is preferable to further include a tension adjustment step of adjusting tension by applying the tension along the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend before the pultruding step is carried out on the bundle of the reinforced fibers impregnated with the thermosetting resin in the impregnating step. According to this configuration, it is possible to further improve the straightness of the reinforced fibers and further improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fibers. 
     In addition, in order to solve the above-described problem and achieve the object, a method for producing a pultruded material is a method for producing a pultruded material obtained by impregnating a thermosetting resin into a reinforced fiber, the method including an impregnating step of uniformly impregnating the thermosetting resin into a sheet of the reinforced fiber by immersing the sheet of the reinforced fiber in a resin pool filled with the thermosetting resin and then setting a proportion of an amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin in the reinforced fiber to be constant under application of tension along a direction in which the reinforced fiber extends and a pultruding step of forming a pultruded material by pultruding the sheet of the reinforced fiber impregnated with the thermosetting resin in the impregnating step along the direction in which the reinforced fiber extends. Alternatively, in order to solve the above-described problem and achieve the object, a method for producing a pultruded material is a method for producing a pultruded material obtained by impregnating a thermosetting resin into a reinforced fiber, the method including an impregnating step of uniformly impregnating the thermosetting resin into a sheet of the reinforced fiber by uniformly applying the thermosetting resin to the sheet of the reinforced fiber by blowing and a pultruding step of forming a pultruded material by pultruding the sheet of the reinforced fiber impregnated with the thermosetting resin in the impregnating step along the direction in which the reinforced fiber extends. 
     According to this configuration in which the thermosetting resin is uniformly impregnated into the sheet of the reinforced fiber, the proportion of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fiber in the impregnating step is set to be constant even after the reinforced fiber is worked to a sheet shape, and thus it is possible to improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fiber. 
     According to this configuration in which the thermosetting resin is uniformly impregnated into the sheet of the reinforced fiber, it is preferable to further include a vacuum deaeration step of deaerating the thermosetting resin by drawing a vacuum on a surrounding of the sheet of the reinforced fiber before the pultruding step is carried out on the sheet of the reinforced fiber impregnated with the thermosetting resin in the impregnating step. According to this configuration, it is possible to remove voids (air bubbles) in the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the sheet of the reinforced fiber and further improving the internal quality. 
     In these configurations in which the thermosetting resin is uniformly impregnated into the sheet of the reinforced fiber, it is preferable to further include a tension adjustment step of adjusting tension by applying the tension along the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend before the pultruding step is carried out on the sheet of the reinforced fiber impregnated with the thermosetting resin in the impregnating step. According to this configuration, it is possible to further improve the straightness of the reinforced fibers even after the reinforced fiber is worked to a sheet shape, and it is possible to further improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fibers. 
     In addition, in order to solve the above-described problem and achieve the object, a device for producing a pultruded material is a device for producing a pultruded material obtained by impregnating a thermosetting resin into reinforced fibers, the device including an opening section that opens a bundle of the reinforced fibers, a closing section that includes a member having at least any of a width-direction length and a thickness-direction length gradually narrowed from an inlet through an outlet and closes the bundle of the reinforced fibers opened in the opening section, a tension-applying section that is provided downstream of the closing section and applies tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers that passes through the closing section along a direction in which the reinforced fibers extend, an impregnating section that impregnates the thermosetting resin into the bundle of the reinforced fibers closed by the closing section, and a mold that forms a pultruded material by pultruding the bundle of the reinforced fibers impregnated with the thermosetting resin by the impregnating section along the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend. 
     According to this configuration, the closing section that closes the bundle of the reinforced fibers opened in the opening step and the tension-applying section that is provided downstream of the closing section and applies tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers that passes through the closing section along the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend are included, and thus it is possible to improve the straightness of the reinforced fibers and improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fibers in the subsequent impregnating step. 
     In this configuration, the opening section preferably includes a first opening section that opens the bundle of the reinforced fibers and a second opening section that further opens the bundle of the reinforced fibers opened by the first opening section. According to this configuration, it is possible to remove torsion of the reinforced fibers and the opened state of the reinforced fibers by broadly opening the reinforced fibers, and thus it is possible to further improve the straightness of the reinforced fibers and further improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fibers in the subsequent impregnating step. 
     In this configuration including the first opening section and the second opening section, the first opening section preferably includes at least any of an air blowing section that blows air to the bundle of the reinforced fibers, a vibration application section that applies vibrations to the bundle of the reinforced fibers, and a rod-like pressing section that presses the bundle of the reinforced fibers into a rod-like member. In addition, in this configuration including the first opening section and the second opening section, the second opening section preferably includes at least any of an air blowing section that blows air to the bundle of the reinforced fibers, a vibration application section that applies vibrations to the bundle of the reinforced fibers, a rod-like pressing section that presses the bundle of the reinforced fibers into a rod-like member, and a comb-like section having teeth disposed in a direction intersecting the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend. Here, the second opening section preferably includes a treatment section that carries out a treatment different from that carried out by the first opening section. According to these configurations, it is possible to further improve the straightness of the reinforced fibers and further improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fibers in the subsequent impregnating step. 
     In these configurations, the impregnating section preferably includes a resin pool filled with the thermosetting resin in which the bundle of the reinforced fibers is immersed and a resin homogenization section that sets a proportion of an amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin in the reinforced fibers to be constant under application of tension along the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend. Furthermore, the resin homogenization section more preferably includes a first resin homogenization section including a mold having at least any of a width-direction length and a thickness-direction length gradually narrowed from an inlet through an outlet, and a second resin homogenization section including a pair of rolls that presses the bundle of the reinforced fibers in the thickness direction. 
     Alternatively, in these configurations, the impregnating section preferably includes a resin blowing section that uniformly applies the thermosetting resin to the bundle of the reinforced fibers by blowing. According to these configurations, it is possible to further improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fibers by the impregnating section. 
     In these configurations, it is preferable to further include a vacuum deaeration section that deaerates the thermosetting resin by drawing a vacuum on a surrounding of the bundle of the reinforced fibers before the bundle of the reinforced fibers impregnated with the thermosetting resin by the impregnating section is introduced into the mold. According to this configuration, it is possible to remove voids (air bubbles) in the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the bundle of the reinforced fibers and further improving the internal quality. 
     In these configurations, it is preferable to further include a tension adjustment section that adjusts tension by applying the tension along the direction in which the reinforced fibers extend before the bundle of the reinforced fibers impregnated with the thermosetting resin by the impregnating section is introduced into the mold. According to this configuration, it is possible to further improve the straightness of the reinforced fibers and further improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fibers. 
     In addition, in order to solve the above-described problem and achieve the object, a device for producing a pultruded material is a device for producing a pultruded material obtained by impregnating a thermosetting resin into a reinforced fiber, the device including a resin pool filled with the thermosetting resin in which a sheet of the reinforced fiber is immersed, a resin homogenization section that sets a proportion of an amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin in the reinforced fiber to be constant under application of tension along a direction in which the reinforced fiber extends, and a mold that forms a pultruded material by pultruding the sheet of the reinforced fiber impregnated with the thermosetting resin by the resin pool and the resin homogenization section along the direction in which the reinforced fiber extends. Furthermore, the resin homogenization section more preferably includes a first resin homogenization section including a mold having at least any of a width-direction length and a thickness-direction length gradually narrowed from an inlet through an outlet, and a second resin homogenization section including a pair of rolls that presses the bundle of the reinforced fibers in the thickness direction. Alternatively, in order to solve the above-described problem and achieve the object, a device for producing a pultruded material is a device for producing a pultruded material obtained by impregnating a thermosetting resin into a reinforced fiber, the device including a resin blowing section that uniformly applies the thermosetting resin to a sheet of the reinforced fiber by blowing and a mold that forms a pultruded material by pultruding the sheet of the reinforced fiber impregnated with the thermosetting resin by the resin blowing section along the direction in which the reinforced fiber extends. 
     According to these configurations, the proportion of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fiber by the impregnating section is set to be constant even after the reinforced fiber is worked to a sheet shape, and thus it is possible to improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fiber. 
     In these configurations, it is preferable to further include a vacuum deaeration section that deaerates the thermosetting resin by drawing a vacuum on a surrounding of the sheet of the reinforced fiber before the sheet of the reinforced fiber impregnated with the thermosetting resin by the impregnating section is introduced into the mold. According to this configuration, it is possible to remove voids (air bubbles) in the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the sheet of the reinforced fiber and further improving the internal quality. 
     In these configurations in which the thermosetting resin is uniformly impregnated into the sheet of the reinforced fiber, it is preferable to further include a tension adjustment section that adjusts tension by applying the tension along the direction in which the reinforced fiber extends before the sheet of the reinforced fiber impregnated with the thermosetting resin is introduced into the mold. According to this configuration, it is possible to improve the straightness of the reinforced fiber even after the reinforced fiber is worked to a sheet shape, and it is possible to further improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin being impregnated into the reinforced fiber. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method and a device for producing a pultruded material which are capable of improving the homogeneity of a thermosetting resin in a pultruded material being produced by pultruding a composite material base material. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic configurational view illustrating an example of a pultruded material being produced using a device for producing a pultruded material according to a first embodiment and a second embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic cross-sectional view of the pultruded material of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic configurational view of a part of an example of a device for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic configurational view of a part of an example of the device for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view illustrating an example of a bundle of reinforced fibers that is used in the device for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view illustrating an example of a bundle of the reinforced fibers that is used in the device for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a perspective view illustrating an example of a bundle of the reinforced fibers that is used in the device for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  is a perspective view illustrating an example of a bundle of reinforced fibers on which a first opening treatment has been carried out. 
         FIG. 9  is a perspective view illustrating an example of a bundle of reinforced fibers on which the first opening treatment and a second opening treatment have been carried out. 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic configurational view of an example of a closing section included in the device for producing a pultruded material of  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 11  is a perspective view illustrating an example of a bundle of reinforced fibers on which a closing treatment has been carried out. 
         FIG. 12  is a schematic configurational view of an example of an impregnating section included in the device for producing a pultruded material of  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 13  is a schematic A-A cross-sectional view illustrating an example of a resin homogenization section and an example of a vacuum deaeration section included in the impregnating section of  FIG. 12 . 
         FIG. 14  is a schematic configurational view of another example of the impregnating section. 
         FIG. 15  is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of a method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 16  is a schematic configurational view of an example of a device for producing a pultruded material according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 17  is a schematic configurational view of a device for producing a pultruded material of the related art. 
         FIG. 18  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a pultruded material that is produced using the device for producing a pultruded material of the related art. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail on the basis of drawings. Meanwhile, this invention is not limited by these embodiments. In addition, the scope of configurational elements in the embodiments include configurational elements that can be easily replaced by a person skilled in the art and substantially the same configurational elements. Furthermore, configurational elements described below can be appropriately combined together. 
     First Embodiment 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic configurational view illustrating a pultruded material  10  that is an example of a pultruded material being produced using a device for producing a pultruded material according to a first embodiment and a second embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 2  is a schematic cross-sectional view of the pultruded material  10  of  FIG. 1 . The pultruded material  10  is a material pultruded along a longitudinal direction that is an X-axis direction illustrated in  FIG. 1  and has a shape extending in the X-axis direction. The pultruded material  10  has a predetermined shape in a YZ plane illustrated in  FIG. 1 , that is, a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The pultruded material  10  is formed in a T shape in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, but the shape is not limited thereto, and the pultruded material may also be formed in any shape of an I shape, an H shape, a U shape, a cylindrical shape, and the like. 
     The pultruded material  10  includes a plurality of composite material base materials  20   a ,  20   b , and  20   c  and a gap material  22  as illustrated in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 . The plurality of composite material base materials  20   a ,  20   b , and  20   c  has a sheet shape that extends along the X-axis direction and is worked by being deformed so as to become a predetermined shape in a YZ plane during pultruding. All of the composite material base materials  20   a ,  20   b , and  20   c  are composite materials including reinforced fibers  24   a ,  24   b , and  24   c  that extend along the X-axis direction and thermosetting resins  26   a ,  26   b , and  26   c  impregnated into the reinforced fibers  24   a ,  24   b , and  24   c . The composite material base materials  20   a ,  20   b , and  20   c  form composite material molded bodies pultruded to a predetermined shape. In the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the composite material base materials  20   a ,  20   b , and  20   c  will be appropriately referred to as the composite material base material  20 . In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the reinforced fibers  24   a ,  24   b , and  24   c  will be appropriately referred to as the reinforced fiber  24 . In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the thermosetting resins  26   a ,  26   b , and  26   c  will be appropriately referred to as the thermosetting resin  26 . 
     The reinforced fiber  24  has a higher straightness compared with the reinforced fiber  212  included in the pultruded material  210  of the related art. In addition, the thermosetting resin  26  has a higher homogeneity compared with the thermosetting resin  214  included in the pultruded material  210  of the related art. The homogeneity refers to an index indicating the degree of the uniformity of the proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin to the reinforced fiber. 
     As the reinforced fiber  24 , a bundle of approximately several hundreds to several thousands of basic fibers in a range of 5 μm or more and 7 μm or less is exemplified. As the basic fiber configuring the reinforced fiber  24 , only a carbon fiber is exemplified. The basic fiber configuring the reinforced fiber  24  is not limited thereto and may be a plastic fiber, a glass fiber, or a metal fiber other than the carbon fiber. As the thermosetting resin  26 , only an epoxy resin is exemplified. The thermosetting resin  26  is not limited thereto and may be a different thermosetting resin. 
     The thermosetting resin  26  may be in a softened state, a cured state, or a semi-cured state. The softened state refers to a state in which the thermosetting resin  26  is yet to be thermally cured. The softened state is a non-self-supportable state and a state in which the shape cannot be held in a case in which the thermosetting resin is not supported by a support. The softened state is a state in which the thermosetting resin  26  is heated and thus capable of undergoing a thermal curing reaction. The cured state refers to a state in which the thermosetting resin  26  has been thermally cured. The cured state is a self-supportable state and a state in which the shape can be held even in a case in which the thermosetting resin is not supported by a support. The cured state is a state in which the thermosetting resin  26  is not capable of undergoing a thermal curing reaction even when heated. The semi-cured state refers to a state between the softened state and the cured state. The semi-cured state is a state in which the thermosetting resin  26  has been thermally cured to an extent weaker than in the cured state. The semi-cured state is a self-supportable state and a state in which the shape can be held even in a case in which the thermosetting resin is not supported by a support. The semi-cured state is a state in which the thermosetting resin  26  is heated and thus capable of undergoing a thermal curing reaction. It is preferable that, during pultruding or after pultruding, the composite material base material  20  is subjected to a predetermined heating treatment and thus the thermosetting resin  26  is prepreg that is the semi-cured state or the thermosetting resin  26  is in the cured state. 
     The gap material  22  is disposed in a space among the plurality of pultruded composite material base materials  20   a ,  20   b , and  20   c , that is, a gap among composite material molded bodies. In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, as the gap material  22 , a noodle-like filler formed by bundling prepreg obtained by impregnating a resin into a reinforced fiber such as a carbon fiber is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the gap material may be a material obtained by combining a different reinforced fiber and the thermosetting resin. 
       FIG. 3  is a schematic configurational view of a part of a device  100  for producing a pultruded material which is an example of the device for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment.  FIG. 4  is a schematic configurational view of a part of the device  100  for producing a pultruded material which is an example of the device for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , the device  100  for producing a pultruded material includes fiber supply sections  110   a ,  110   b , and  110   c , first opening sections  112   a ,  112   b , and  112   c , second opening sections  113   a ,  113   b , and  113   c , closing sections  114   a ,  114   b , and  114   c , tension-applying sections  115   a ,  115   b , and  115   c , resin pools  116   a ,  116   b , and  116   c , first resin homogenization sections and vacuum deaeration sections  117   a ,  117   b , and  117   c , second resin homogenization sections  118   a ,  118   b , and  118   c , molding rollers  119   a ,  119   b , and  119   c , a gap base material supply section  120 , a resin pool  122 , a tension adjustment section  130 , and a mold  140 . All of the first resin homogenization sections and vacuum deaeration sections  117   a ,  117   b , and  117   c  include a first resin homogenization section and a vacuum deaeration section  117   p  (refer to  FIG. 13 ) adjacently provided immediately downstream thereof. 
     The fiber supply section  110   a , the first opening section  112   a , the second opening section  113   a , the closing section  114   a , the tension-applying section  115   a , the resin pool  116   a , the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117   a , the second resin homogenization section  118   a , and the molding roller  119   a  are a series of devices for introducing the composite material base material  20   a ′ which serves as a source of the composite material base material  20   a  into the mold  140 . The fiber supply section  110   a  supplies a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   a ′″ which serve as a source of the reinforced fiber  24   a  of the composite material base material  20   a  along the X-axis direction. The first opening section  112   a  opens the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   a ′″ and thus produces a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   a ″. The second opening section  113   a  opens the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   a ″ and thus produces a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   a ′. The closing section  114   a  closes the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   a ′ and thus produces a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   a . The tension-applying section  115   a  applies tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   a ′ which passes through the closing section  114   a . The resin pool  116   a  is a pool retaining the thermosetting resin  26   a , the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   a  is immersed in the resin pool, thereby impregnating the thermosetting resin  26   a  into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   a  and forming a composite material base material  20   a ″ in which the reinforced fibers  24   a  extend in the X-axis direction. The first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117   a  and the second resin homogenization section  118   a  set the proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin  26   a  in the reinforced fiber  24   a  in the composite material base material  20   a ″ to be constant and removes voids (air bubbles) in the thermosetting resin  26   a , thereby producing a composite material base material  20   a ′. The molding roller  119   a  deforms the composite material base material  20   a ′ so as to have a predetermined shape in the YZ plane and thus introduces the composite material base material into the tension adjustment section  130 . 
     The fiber supply section  110   b , the first opening section  112   b , the second opening section  113   b , the closing section  114   b , the tension-applying section  115   b , the resin pool  116   b , the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117   b , the second resin homogenization section  118   b , and the molding roller  119   b  are a series of devices for introducing the composite material base material  20   b ′ which serves as a source of the composite material base material  20   b  into the mold  140 . The fiber supply section  110   b  supplies a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   b ′″ which serve as a source of the reinforced fiber  24   b  of the composite material base material  20   b  along the X-axis direction. The first opening section  112   b  opens the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   b ′″ and thus produces a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   b ″. The second opening section  113   b  opens the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   b ″ and thus produces a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   b ′. The closing section  114   b  closes the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   b ′ and thus produces a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   b . The tension-applying section  115   b  applies tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   b ′ which passes through the closing section  114   b . The resin pool  116   b  is a pool retaining the thermosetting resin  26   b , the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   b  is immersed in the resin pool, thereby impregnating the thermosetting resin  26   b  into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   b  and forming a composite material base material  20   b ″ in which the reinforced fibers  24   b  extend in the X-axis direction. The first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117   b  and the second resin homogenization section  118   b  set the proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin  26   b  in the reinforced fiber  24   b  in the composite material base material  20   b ″ to be constant and removes voids (air bubbles) in the thermosetting resin  26   b , thereby producing a composite material base material  20   b ′. The molding roller  119   b  deforms the composite material base material  20   b ′ so as to have a predetermined shape in the YZ plane and thus introduces the composite material base material into the tension adjustment section  130 . 
     The fiber supply section  110   c , the first opening section  112   c , the second opening section  113   c , the closing section  114   c , the tension-applying section  115   c , the resin pool  116   c , the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117   c , the second resin homogenization section  118   c , and the molding roller  119   c  are a series of devices for introducing the composite material base material  20   c ′ which serves as a source of the composite material base material  20   c  into the mold  140 . The fiber supply section  110   c  supplies a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   c ′″ which serve as a source of the reinforced fiber  24   c  of the composite material base material  20   c  along the X-axis direction. The first opening section  112   c  opens the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   c ′″ and thus produces a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   c ″. The second opening section  113   c  opens the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   c ″ and thus produces a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   c ′. The closing section  114   c  closes the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   c ′ and thus produces a bundle of reinforced fibers  24   c . The tension-applying section  115   c  applies tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   c ′ which passes through the closing section  114   c . The resin pool  116   c  is a pool retaining the thermosetting resin  26   c , the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   c  is immersed in the resin pool, thereby impregnating the thermosetting resin  26   c  into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24   c  and forming a composite material base material  20   c ″ in which the reinforced fibers  24   c  extend in the X-axis direction. The first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117   c  and the second resin homogenization section  118   c  set the proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin  26   c  in the reinforced fiber  24   c  in the composite material base material  20   c ″ to be constant and removes voids (air bubbles) in the thermosetting resin  26   c , thereby producing a composite material base material  20   c ′. The molding roller  119   c  deforms the composite material base material  20   c ′ so as to have a predetermined shape in the YZ plane and thus introduces the composite material base material into the tension adjustment section  130 . 
     In the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the composite material base materials  20   a ″,  20   b ″, and  20   c ″ will be appropriately referred to as the composite material base material  20 ″. In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the composite material base materials  20   a ′,  20   b ′, and  20   c ′ will be appropriately referred to as the composite material base material  20 ′. In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the reinforced fibers  24   a ′″,  24   b ′″, and  24   c ′″ will be appropriately referred to as the reinforced fiber  24 ′″. In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the reinforced fibers  24   a ″,  24   b ″, and  24   c ″ will be appropriately referred to as the reinforced fiber  24 ″. In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the reinforced fibers  24   a ′,  24   b ′, and  24   c ′ will be appropriately referred to as the reinforced fiber  24 ′. 
     In the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the fiber supply sections  110   a ,  110   b , and  110   c  will be appropriately referred to as the fiber supply section  110 . In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the first opening sections  112   a ,  112   b , and  112   c  will be appropriately referred to as the first opening section  112 . In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the second opening sections  113   a ,  113   b , and  113   c  will be appropriately referred to as the second opening section  113 . In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the closing sections  114   a ,  114   b , and  114   c  will be appropriately referred to as the closing section  114 . In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the tension-applying sections  115   a ,  115   b , and  115   c  will be appropriately referred to as the tension-applying section  115 . In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the resin pools  116   a ,  116   b , and  116   c  will be appropriately referred to as the resin pool  116 . In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the first resin homogenization sections and vacuum deaeration sections  117   a ,  117   b , and  117   c  will be appropriately referred to as the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 . In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the second resin homogenization sections  118   a ,  118   b , and  118   c  will be appropriately referred to as the second resin homogenization section  118 . In addition, in the following description, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the molding rollers  119   a ,  119   b , and  119   c  will be appropriately referred to as the molding roller  119 . 
     The gap base material supply section  120  and the resin pool  122  are a series of devices for introducing a gap material  22 ′ which serves as a source of the gap material  22  to the mold  140 . The gap base material supply section  120  supplies an indirect base material  22 ″ that is a reinforced fiber which serves as a source of a reinforced fiber of the gap material  22 . In the resin pool  122 , the thermosetting resin is impregnated into the indirect base material  22 ″, and the gap material  22 ′ is formed. 
     The tension adjustment section  130  applies tension to the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ along a direction in which the reinforced fiber  24  extends, that is, the X-axis direction indicated by an arrow  132  before the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ deformed by the molding roller  119  and the like so as to have a predetermined shape in a YZ plane are introduced into the mold  140 . The tension adjustment section  130  applies tension to the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ along the direction in which the reinforced fiber  24  extends before the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ are introduced into the mold  140 , thereby adjusting the tension applied to the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ in the direction in which the reinforced fiber  24  extends during the introduction into the mold  140 . 
     The composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ for which the tension being applied in the direction in which the reinforced fiber  24  extends is adjusted using the tension adjustment section  130  are introduced into the mold  140 . The mold  140  pultrudes the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ that are introduced from the respective series of devices. The composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ are pultruded and worked along a direction of an arrow  142 . 
     The direction of the arrow  132  is preferably along the direction of the arrow  142 . In this case, the tension adjustment section  130  adjusts tension by applying the tension in a pultruding direction, and thus it is possible to further improve the straightness of the reinforced fiber  24  and the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin  26 . 
     It is preferable that the mold  140  has a heating section and causes the thermosetting resin  26  and the like included in the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ to be in the semi-cured state or the cured state. Alternatively, it is preferable that the mold has heating sections respectively between the resin pool  116  and the mold  140  and between the resin pool  122  and the mold  140  and causes the thermosetting resin  24  and the like included in the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ to be in the semi-cured state or the cured state. 
       FIG. 5  is a perspective view illustrating a bundle  30   a  of reinforced fibers which is an example of the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ that is used in the device for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment.  FIG. 6  is a perspective view illustrating a bundle  30   b  of reinforced fibers which is an example of the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ that is used in the device for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment.  FIG. 7  is a perspective view illustrating a bundle  30   c  of reinforced fibers which is an example of the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ that is used in the device for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment. In all of the bundle  30   a  of reinforced fibers, the bundle  30   b  of reinforced fibers, and the bundle  30   c  of reinforced fibers, tows extend along the X-axis direction, and the cross-sectional direction of the tows is along a YZ plane direction. The bundle  30   a  of reinforced fibers, the bundle  30   b  of reinforced fibers, and the bundle  30   c  of reinforced fibers are all along the direction in which the tows extend, that is, the X-axis direction and are supply from the fiber supply section  110 . As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the bundle  30   a  of reinforced fibers is in a normal state in which there is no irregularity in the tow and no irregularity among all of the tows. In the bundle  30   b  of reinforced fibers, as illustrated in  FIG. 6 , there is no irregularity among all of the tows, but there is irregularity in the tow. In the bundle  30   c  of reinforced fibers, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , there is irregularity among all of the tows. 
     The pultruded material  10  is ideally produced using the bundle  30   a  of reinforced fibers; however, an actual bundle of reinforced fibers  24 ′″ often have irregularity as illustrated for the bundle  30   b  of reinforced fibers and the bundle  30   c  of reinforced fibers. In the device  100  for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment and the method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment, even in a case in which the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ being used has irregularity as illustrated for the bundle  30   b  of reinforced fibers and the bundle  30   c  of reinforced fibers, an opening treatment and a closing treatment are carried out on the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ as described below, and thus it is possible to produce the pultruded material  10  including the reinforced fibers  24  having an improved straightness and the thermosetting resin  26  having an improved homogeneity. 
     The bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ supplied from the fiber supply section  110  is subjected to a first opening treatment by the first opening section  112  and turned into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″. In the first embodiment, the first opening section  112  includes at least any of an air blowing section that blows the air to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″, a vibration application section that applies vibrations to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″, and a rod-like pressing section that presses the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ into a rod-like member. In the first embodiment, the first opening treatment using the first opening section  112  includes at least any treatment of a treatment for opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ by blowing the air, a treatment for opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ by applying vibrations, and a treatment for opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ by pressing the bundle of the reinforced fibers into the rod-like member. Meanwhile, the first opening section  112  and the first opening treatment using the first opening section  112  are not limited thereto, and it is also possible to use any well-known opening device and any well-known opening treatment method. 
       FIG. 8  is a perspective view illustrating a bundle  40  of reinforced fibers which is an example of the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″ on which the first opening treatment has been carried out. In the bundle  40  of reinforced fibers, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the reinforced fibers  24 ″ extend along the X-axis direction, and a cross-sectional direction is along the YZ plane direction. Compared with the bundle  30   a  of reinforced fibers, the bundle  30   b  of reinforced fibers, and the bundle  30   c  of reinforced fibers, the bundle  40  of reinforced fibers is in a state in which the reinforced fibers  24 ″ are opened in a Y direction which is the horizontal direction. The bundle  40  of reinforced fibers is transported along the X-axis direction from the first opening section  112  to the second opening section  113 . The bundle  40  of reinforced fibers is in a state in which torsion slightly remains in the reinforced fibers  24 ″. In a case in which the first opening treatment is carried out on bundles having irregularity as illustrated for the bundle  30   b  of reinforced fibers and the bundle  30   c  of reinforced fibers, there are cases in which a state in which torsion slightly remains in the reinforced fibers  24 ″ is formed as in the bundle  40  of reinforced fibers. 
     The bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″ on which the first opening treatment has been carried out using the first opening section  112  is subjected to a second opening treatment by the second opening section  113  and turned into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′. In the first embodiment, the second opening section  113  includes at least any of an air blowing section that blows the air to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″, a vibration application section that applies vibrations to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″, a rod-like pressing section that presses the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″ into a rod-like member, and a comb-like section having teeth disposed in a direction intersecting the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24 ″ extend, for example, the vertical direction as a preferred direction. Here, the second opening section  113  preferably includes a treatment section that carries out a treatment different from that carried out by the first opening section  112 . In the second opening section  113 , in the case of the comb-like section, the sizes of a number of teeth are preferably smaller since it is possible to further open the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″. In order to decrease the sizes of the teeth of the comb-like section, strings may be used as the teeth of the comb-like section. In the first embodiment, the second opening treatment using the second opening section  113  is a treatment in which the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″ is passed through the comb-like section having the teeth disposed in a direction intersecting the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24 ″ extend, for example, the vertical direction as a preferred direction, thereby further opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″. Meanwhile, the second opening section  113  and the second opening treatment using the second opening section  113  are not limited thereto, and it is also possible to use any well-known opening device and any well-known opening treatment method. 
       FIG. 9  is a perspective view illustrating a bundle  50  of reinforced fibers which is an example of the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ on which the first opening treatment and the second opening treatment are carried out. In the bundle  50  of reinforced fibers, as illustrated in  FIG. 9 , the reinforced fibers  24 ′ extend along the X-axis direction, and a cross-sectional direction is along the YZ plane direction. Compared with the bundle  40  of reinforced fibers, the bundle  50  of reinforced fibers is in a state in which the reinforced fibers  24 ′ are further opened in the Y direction which is the horizontal direction. The bundle  50  of reinforced fibers is transported along the X-axis direction from the second opening section  113  to the closing section  114 . The bundle  50  of reinforced fibers is in a state in which torsion rarely remains in the reinforced fibers  24 ′. When the first opening treatment and the second opening treatment are carried out on bundles having irregularity as illustrated for the bundle  30   b  of reinforced fibers and the bundle  30   c  of reinforced fibers, a state in which torsion rarely remains in the reinforced fibers  24 ′ is formed as in the bundle  50  of reinforced fibers. 
     The bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ on which the first opening treatment and the second opening treatment have been carried out using the first opening section  112  and the second opening section  113  is subjected to the closing treatment by the closing section  114  and the tension-applying section  115  and turned into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 .  FIG. 10  is a schematic configurational view of the closing section  114  which is an example of the closing section included in the device  100  for producing a pultruded material of  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 . The closing section  114  includes a member having at least any of a width-direction length which is along the Y-axis direction and a thickness-direction length which is along a Z-axis direction gradually narrowed from an inlet through an outlet. In detail, as illustrated in  FIG. 10 , the closing section  114  includes an inlet  114   i , an outlet  114   o , and a tapered inner circumferential surface  114   t . The inlet  114   i  is an introduction opening into which the bundle of the reinforced fiber  24 ′ on which the closing treatment is yet to be carried out is introduced. The outlet  114   o  is a discharging opening from which the bundle of the reinforced fiber  24  on which the closing treatment has been carried out is discharged. The tapered inner circumferential surface  114   t  is a surface having a width-direction length and a thickness-direction length both being gradually narrowed from the inlet  114   i  through the outlet  114   o . The tapered inner circumferential surface  114   t  treats the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ to be closed by squeezing gaps among the reinforced fibers  24 ′ in the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′. In the first embodiment, the tapered inner circumferential surface  114   t  has a width-direction length and a thickness-direction length both being uniformly narrowed, but the present invention is not limited thereto, both the width-direction length and the thickness-direction length may be unevenly narrowed, or the width-direction length and the thickness-direction length may include a constant place. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the tension-applying section  115  is provided in a place in a +X-axis direction from the closing section  114 , that is, downstream of the closing section  114 . The tension-applying section  115  applies tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  along the X-axis direction which is the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend downstream of the closing section  114 , thereby applying tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ which passes through the closing section  114  along the X-axis direction which is the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24 ′ extend. As the tension-applying section  115 , a pair of rollers are exemplified. The tension-applying section  115  sandwiches the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  in a thickness direction which is the Z-axis direction using a pair of rollers and sends the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  in the +X-axis direction, thereby applying tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  along the X-axis direction which is the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend. 
       FIG. 11  is a perspective view illustrating a bundle  60  of reinforced fibers which is an example of the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  on which the closing treatment has been carried out. In the bundle  60  of reinforced fibers, as illustrated in  FIG. 11 , the reinforced fibers extend along the X-axis direction, and a cross-sectional direction is along the YZ plane direction. Compared with the bundle  50  of reinforced fibers, the bundle  60  of reinforced fibers is in a state in which the reinforced fibers  24  are closed in the Y direction which is the horizontal direction and the reinforced fibers  24  are arrayed with gaps among them squeezed. The bundle  60  of reinforced fibers is transported along the X-axis direction from the closing section  114  to the resin pool  116 . The bundle  60  of reinforced fibers is in a state in which tension is applied in a direction along the X-axis direction of the reinforced fibers  24 . When the first opening treatment, the second opening treatment, and the closing treatment are carried out on bundles having irregularity as illustrated for the bundle  30   b  of reinforced fibers and the bundle  30   c  of reinforced fibers, a state in which the reinforced fibers  24  are closed in the Y direction which is the horizontal direction and the reinforced fibers  24  are arrayed with gaps among them filled is formed as in the bundle  60  of reinforced fibers. 
       FIG. 12  is a schematic configurational view of an example of an impregnating section included in the device  100  for producing a pultruded material of  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 .  FIG. 13  is a schematic A-A cross-sectional view illustrating the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117  and the second resin homogenization section  118  which are an example of a resin homogenization section and an example of a vacuum deaeration section included in the impregnating section of  FIG. 12 . As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the impregnating section includes the resin pool  116 , the first resin homogenization section which is a part of the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 , and the second resin homogenization section  118 . The resin pool  116  is a pool retaining the thermosetting resin  26 , the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  is immersed in the resin pool, thereby impregnating the thermosetting resin  26  into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  and forming the composite material base material  20  in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend in the X-axis direction. 
     The first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117  includes the first resin homogenization section and the vacuum deaeration section  117   p . The first resin homogenization section which is a part of the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117  a member having at least any of a width-direction length which is along the Y-axis direction and a thickness-direction length which is along the Z-axis direction gradually narrowed from an inlet through an outlet. In detail, as illustrated in  FIG. 13 , the first resin homogenization section which is a part of the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117  includes an inlet  117   i , an outlet  117   o , and a tapered inner circumferential surface  117   t . The inlet  117   i  is an introduction opening into which the composite material base material  20 ″ is introduced. The outlet  117   o  is a discharging opening from which the composite material base material  20 ′ having a proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin  26  in the reinforced fibers  24  set to be constant by the first resin homogenization section is discharged toward the vacuum deaeration section  117   p  provided immediately downstream of the first resin homogenization section. The tapered inner circumferential surface  117   t  is a surface having a width-direction length and a thickness-direction length both being gradually narrowed from the inlet  117   i  through the outlet  117   o . The tapered inner circumferential surface  117   t  carries out a first resin homogenization treatment in which the proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin  26  in the reinforced fibers  24  is set to be uniform by averaging the thermosetting resin  26  impregnating into the reinforced fibers  24 . In the first embodiment, the tapered inner circumferential surface  117   t  has a width-direction length and a thickness-direction length both being uniformly narrowed, but the present invention is not limited thereto, both the width-direction length and the thickness-direction length may be unevenly narrowed, or the width-direction length and the thickness-direction length may include a constant place. 
     The vacuum deaeration section  117   p  is provided immediately downstream of the first resin homogenization section. The vacuum deaeration section  117   p  deaerates the thermosetting resin  26  impregnated into the reinforced fiber  24  by drawing a vacuum on the surrounding of the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  impregnated with the thermosetting resin  26  by the impregnating section before the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  impregnated with the thermosetting resin  26  by the impregnating section is introduced into the mold  140 . Specifically, the vacuum deaeration section  117   p  draws a vacuum on the inside thereof, that is, sets a negative pressure than at least the external air, thereby deaerating the thermosetting resin  26  which has impregnated into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  which passes through the inside of the vacuum deaeration section  117   p  and removing voids (air bubbles) present in the thermosetting resin  26 . In the first embodiment, the vacuum deaeration section  117   p  removes voids (air bubbles) by vacuum drawing, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is possible to use a void (air bubble) removing section in which any well-known void (air bubble) removing method is used. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 12  and  FIG. 13 , the second resin homogenization section  118  is provided in a place in the +X-axis direction from the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 , that is, downstream of the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 . The second resin homogenization section  118  applies tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  along the X-axis direction which is the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend downstream of the first resin homogenization section included in the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 , thereby applying tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  which passes through the first resin homogenization section along the X-axis direction which is the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend. As the second resin homogenization section  118 , a pair of rollers are exemplified. The second resin homogenization section  118  sandwiches the composite material base material  20 ′ in the thickness direction which is the Z-axis direction using a pair of rollers and sends the composite material base material  20 ′ in the +X-axis direction, thereby applying tension along the X-axis direction which is the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  included in the composite material base material  20 ′ extend. In addition, the second resin homogenization section  118  carries out a second resin homogenization treatment in which the composite material base material  20 ′ is sandwiched in the thickness direction which is the Z-axis direction using a pair of rollers and pressed in the thickness direction, and the thermosetting resin  26  included in the composite material base material  20 ′ is averaged, thereby setting the proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin  26  in the reinforced fibers  24  to be more uniform. 
       FIG. 14  is a schematic configurational view of another example of the impregnating section. In the device  100  for producing a pultruded material, an impregnating section including a resin blowing section  150  illustrated in  FIG. 14  may be used instead of the impregnating section including the resin pool  116 , the first resin homogenization section which is a part of the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 , and the second resin homogenization section  118 . In the case of using the impregnating section including the resin blowing section  150 , the vacuum deaeration section  117   p  is provided downstream of the impregnating section including the resin blowing section  150 . The resin blowing section  150  uniformly applies the thermosetting resin  26  to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  by blowing and forms the composite material base material  20 ′ in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend in the X-axis direction. The resin blowing section  150  may also blow a liquid including the thermosetting resin  26  to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 . 
     Actions of the device  100  for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.  FIG. 15  is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of the method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment which produces the pultruded material  10  of  FIG. 1 . The method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment of the present invention which is a treatment method being carried out by the device  100  for producing a pultruded material will be described using  FIG. 15 . The method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an opening step S 12 , a closing step S 14 , an impregnating step S 16 , a tension adjustment step S 18 , and a pultruding step S 20 . In the following description, the opening step S 12 , the closing step S 14 , the impregnating step S 16 , the tension adjustment step S 18 , and the pultruding step S 20  will be appropriately and simply referred to as Step S 12 , Step S 14 , Step S 16 , Step S 18 , and Step S 20 . 
     The fiber supply section  110  supplies the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ which serve as a source of the reinforced fibers  24  in the composite material base material  20  along the X-axis direction. The first opening section  112  carries out the first opening treatment on the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ supplied by the fiber supply section  110 , thereby opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ to produce the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″. Furthermore, the second opening section  113  carries out the second opening treatment, thereby opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″ to produce the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ (Step S 12 ). 
     The first opening section  112 , in detail, carries out a treatment including at least any treatment of a treatment for opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ by blowing the air, a treatment for opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ by applying vibrations, and a treatment for opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″ by pressing the bundle of the reinforced fibers into the rod-like member, thereby opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′″. In addition, the second opening section  113 , in detail, carries out a treatment in which the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″ is passed through the comb-like section having the teeth disposed in the direction intersecting the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24 ″ extend, for example, the vertical direction as a preferred direction, thereby further opening the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ″. 
     After Step S 12 , the closing section  114  and the tension-applying section  115  carry out a closing treatment on the reinforced fibers  24 ′ on which the second opening treatment has been carried out using the second opening section  113 , thereby closing the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ (Step S 14 ). In detail, the closing section  114  treats the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ to be closed by squeezing gaps among the reinforced fibers  24 ′ in the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ using the tapered inner circumferential surface  114   t . In addition, the tension-applying section  115  applies tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  using the pair of rollers along the X-axis direction which is the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend downstream of the closing section  114 , thereby applying tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ which passes through the closing section  114  along the X-axis direction which is the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24 ′ extend. Therefore, the closing section  114  and the tension-applying section  115  are capable of closing the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ while applying tension along the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24 ′ extend. 
     After Step S 14 , the resin pool  116 , the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 , and the second resin homogenization section  118  uniformly impregnates the thermosetting resin  26  into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  on which the closing treatment has been carried out by the closing section  114  and the tension-applying section  115 , thereby producing the composite material base material  20 ′ (Step S 16 ). In detail, the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  is immersed in the resin pool  116 , thereby impregnating the thermosetting resin  26  into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  and forming the composite material base material  20 ″ in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend in the X-axis direction. The first resin homogenization section included in the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117  and the second resin homogenization section  118  uniform the thermosetting resin  26  included in the composite material base material  20 ″, that is, sets the proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin  26  in the reinforced fibers  24  to be uniform. In more detail, the first resin homogenization section carries out a first resin homogenization treatment in which the proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin  26  in the reinforced fibers  24  is set to be uniform by averaging the thermosetting resin  26  impregnating into the reinforced fibers  24  using the tapered inner circumferential surface  117   t . The second resin homogenization section  118  applies tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  using the pair of rollers along the X-axis direction which is the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend downstream of the first resin homogenization section, thereby applying tension to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  which passes through the first resin homogenization section along the X-axis direction which is the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend. The second resin homogenization section  118  carries out the second resin homogenization treatment in which the composite material base material  20 ′ is sandwiched in the thickness direction which is the Z-axis direction using the pair of rollers and pressed in the thickness direction, and the thermosetting resin  26  included in the composite material base material  20 ′ is averaged, thereby setting the proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin  26  in the reinforced fibers  24  to be more uniform. 
     The method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment of the present invention preferably further includes a vacuum deaeration step of deaerating the thermosetting resin  26  by drawing a vacuum on the surrounding of the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  before the pultruding step S 20  is carried out on the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  impregnated with the thermosetting resin  26  in the impregnating step S 16 . The first resin homogenization section and the vacuum deaeration section  117   p  included in the vacuum deaeration section  117  carry out a vacuum deaeration step of drawing a vacuum on the inside thereof, that is, setting a negative pressure than at least the external air, thereby deaerating the thermosetting resin  26  which has impregnated into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  which passes through the inside of the vacuum deaeration section  117   p  and removing voids (air bubbles) present in the thermosetting resin  26 . 
     In addition, the composite material base material  20 ′ may also be produced by uniformly impregnating the thermosetting resin  26  into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  on which the closing treatment has been carried out using the closing section  114  and the tension-applying section  115  using the resin blowing section  150  instead of the resin pool  116 , the first resin homogenization section, and the second resin homogenization section  118  (Step S 16 ). In detail, the resin blowing section  150  uniformly applies the thermosetting resin  26  to the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  by blowing and forms the composite material base material  20 ′ in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend in the X-axis direction. Even in a case in which the impregnating step S 16  is carried out using the resin blowing section  150 , a vacuum deaeration step using the vacuum deaeration section  117   p  provided downstream of the resin blowing section  150  is preferably further included. 
     After Step S 16 , the molding roller  119  deforms a plurality of sheets of the composite material base material  20 ′ formed in Step S 16  so as to have a predetermined shape in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal direction and transports the composite material base material in the longitudinal direction toward the tension adjustment section  130 . For example, the molding roller  119  bends the composite material base material  20   a ′ and the composite material base material  20   b ′ along the X-axis direction at a predetermined place, thereby deforming the composite material base materials so that a T shape is formed in a plurality of the composite material base materials  20 ′. 
     It is preferable that, in association with the treatments from Step S 12  to Step S 16 , the indirect base material  22 ″ is supplied using the gap base material supply section  120 , the indirect base material  22 ″ is immersed in the resin pool  122 , thereby impregnating the thermosetting resin into the indirect base material  22 ″ to form the gap material  22 ′, the gap material  22 ′ is disposed in gaps among the plurality of sheets of the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material is transported in the longitudinal direction toward the tension adjustment section  130  together with the plurality of sheets of the composite material base materials  20 ′. The device and the method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment are capable of producing the pultruded material  10  in which gaps in a composite material molded body are preferably filled with the gap material  22  in a case in which the gap material  22 ′ is disposed in the gaps among the plurality of sheets of the composite material base material  20 ′. 
     The tension adjustment section  130  applies tension to the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ along the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend, that is, the X-axis direction before the composite material base material  20 ′ molded by the molding roller  119  and the gap material  22 ′ being transported from the gap base material supply section  120  and the resin pool  122  are introduced into the mold  140 . The tension adjustment section  130  applies tension to the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ along the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend before the composite material base material and the gap material are introduced into the mold  140 , thereby adjusting the tension applied to the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ in the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend during the introduction into the mold  140  (Step S 18 ). 
     The composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ for which the tension being applied in the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend is adjusted using the tension adjustment section  130  are introduced into the mold  140 . The mold  140  pultrudes the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ that are introduced from the respective series of devices (Step S 20 ). 
     It is preferable that the mold  140  has a heating section and causes the thermosetting resin  26  and the like included in the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ to be in the semi-cured state or the cured state. Alternatively, it is preferable that the mold has heating sections respectively between the resin pool  116  and the mold  140  and between the resin pool  122  and the mold  140  and causes the thermosetting resin  26  and the like included in the composite material base material  20 ′ and the gap material  22 ′ to be in the semi-cured state or the cured state using the heating sections. 
     In the device and the method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment, the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24 ′ sufficiently opened in the opening step is closed by narrowing at least any of the width-direction length and the thickness-direction length under the application of tension along the direction in which the reinforced fibers  24  extend, and thus it is possible to improve the straightness of the reinforced fibers  24  and improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin  26  being impregnated into the reinforced fibers  24  in the subsequent impregnating step. 
     In addition, in the device and the method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment, the impregnating method using the impregnating section includes the first resin homogenization step and the second resin homogenization step using the first resin homogenization section included in the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117  and the second resin homogenization section  118  or the resin blowing step using the resin blowing section  150 , and thus it is possible to improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin  26  being impregnated into the reinforced fibers  24  in the impregnating step. 
     In addition, the device and the method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment further include the vacuum deaeration step using the vacuum deaeration section  117   p  included in the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 , and thus it is possible to remove voids (air bubbles) in the thermosetting resin  26  being impregnated into the bundle of the reinforced fibers  24  and further improving the internal quality of the pultruded material  10 . 
     Meanwhile, in the device and the method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment, the first opening step, the second opening step, and the closing step using the first opening section  112 , the second opening section  113 , the closing section  114 , and the tension-applying section  115  and the impregnating step using the resin pool  116 , the first resin homogenization section included in the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 , and the second resin homogenization section  118  may be switched with each other. In this case, the first opening step, the second opening step, and the closing step are carried out on the reinforced fibers  24  impregnated with the thermosetting resin  26 , thereby improving the straightness of the reinforced fibers  24  and improving the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin  26 . 
     Second Embodiment 
       FIG. 16  is a schematic configurational view of a device  100 ′ for producing a pultruded material which is an example of a device for producing a pultruded material according to a second embodiment. The device  100 ′ for producing a pultruded material according to the second embodiment is the device  100  for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment in which, as illustrated in  FIG. 16 , the fiber supply section  110   a , the first opening section  112   a , the second opening section  113   a , the closing section  114   a , and the tension-applying section  115   a  are changed to a preform supply section  110   a ′, the fiber supply section  110   b , the first opening section  112   b , the second opening section  113   b , the closing section  114   b , and the tension-applying section  115   b  are changed to a preform supply section  110   b ′, and the fiber supply section  110   c , the first opening section  112   c , the second opening section  113   c , the closing section  114   c , and the tension-applying section  115   c  are changed to a preform supply section  110   c ′. In the description of the second embodiment, the same configuration as in the first embodiment will be indicated using the same reference sign as in the first embodiment and will not be described in detail. Hereinafter, in the case of being not differentiated from one another, the preform supply sections  110   a ′,  110   b ′, and  110   c ′ will be appropriately referred to as the preform supply sections  110 ′. 
     The preform supply sections  110   a ′ supplies a preform that is a sheet of the reinforced fiber  24   a  which serves as a source of the reinforced fiber  24   a  in the composite material base material  20   a . The preform supply sections  110   b ′ supplies a preform that is a sheet of the reinforced fiber  24   b  which serves as a source of the reinforced fiber  24   b  in the composite material base material  20   b . The preform supply sections  110   c ′ supplies a preform that is a sheet of the reinforced fiber  24   c  which serves as a source of the reinforced fiber  24   c  in the composite material base material  20   c . Here, the preform refers to a composite material base material into which no thermosetting resin is impregnated. The preform is immersed in the resin pool  116 , and the thermosetting resin  26  is impregnated into the reinforced fiber  24  included in the preform, thereby forming the composite material base material  20 ″. 
     Actions of the device  100 ′ for producing a pultruded material according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The method for producing a pultruded material according to the second embodiment of the present invention which is a treatment method being carried out by the device  100 ′ for producing a pultruded material will be described. The method for producing a pultruded material according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the method for producing a pultruded material according to the first embodiment in which the opening step S 12  and the closing step S 14  are not included and the impregnating step S 16  is changed. 
     The resin pool  116 , the first resin homogenization section included in the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 , and the second resin homogenization section  118  uniformly impregnates the thermosetting resin  26  into the preform supplied by the preform supply section  110 ′, thereby producing the composite material base material  20 ′ (Step S 16 ). In detail, the preform is immersed in the resin pool  116 , thereby impregnating the thermosetting resin  26  into the reinforced fiber  24  included in the preform and forming the composite material base material  20 ″ in which the reinforced fiber  24  extends in the X-axis direction. Similar to the first embodiment, the first resin homogenization section included in the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117  and the second resin homogenization section  118  uniform the thermosetting resin  26  included in the composite material base material  20 ″, that is, sets the proportion of the amount of the impregnated thermosetting resin  26  in the reinforced fiber  24  to be uniform. The vacuum deaeration section  117   p  included in the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117  carries out the vacuum deaeration step in the same manner as in the first embodiment. 
     In addition, in the second embodiment as well, similar to the first embodiment, the composite material base material  20 ′ may be produced by uniformly impregnating the thermosetting resin  26  into the preform supplied by the preform supply section  110 ′ using the resin blowing section  150  instead of the resin pool  116 , the first resin homogenization section included in the first resin homogenization section and vacuum deaeration section  117 , and the second resin homogenization section  118  (Step S 16 ). In detail, the resin blowing section  150  uniformly applies the thermosetting resin  26  to the preform including the reinforced fiber  24  by blowing and forms the composite material base material  20 ′ in which the reinforced fiber  24  extends in the X-axis direction. Even in a case in which the impregnating step S 16  is carried out using the resin blowing section  150 , similar to the first embodiment, the vacuum deaeration step using the vacuum deaeration section  117   p  provided downstream of the resin blowing section  150  is preferably further included. 
     In the device and the method for producing a pultruded material according to the second embodiment, the proportion of the thermosetting resin  26  being impregnated into the reinforced fiber  24  using the impregnating section is set to be constant even after the reinforced fiber  24  is worked to a sheet shape, and thus it is possible to improve the homogeneity of the thermosetting resin  26  being impregnated into the reinforced fiber  24 . 
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               10  PULTRUDED MATERIAL 
               20 ,  20 ′,  20 ″,  20   a ,  20   a ′,  20   a ″,  20   b ,  20   b ′,  20   b ″,  20   c ,  20   c ′,  20   c ″ COMPOSITE MATERIAL BASE MATERIAL 
               22 ,  22 ′ GAP MATERIAL 
               22 ″ INDIRECT BASE MATERIAL 
               24 ,  24 ′,  24 ″,  24 ′″,  24   a ,  24   a ′,  24   a ″,  24   a ′″,  24   b ,  24   b ′,  24   b ″,  24   b ′″,  24   c ,  24   c ′,  24   c ″,  24   c′″ REINFORCED FIBER    
               26 ,  26   a ,  26   b ,  26   c  THERMOSETTING RESIN 
               30   a ,  30   b ,  30   c ,  40 ,  50 ,  60  BUNDLE OF REINFORCED FIBERS 
               100 ,  100 ′ DEVICE FOR PRODUCING PULTRUDED MATERIAL 
               110 ,  110   a ,  110   b ,  110   c  FIBER SUPPLY SECTION 
               110 ′,  110   a ′,  110   b ′,  110   c ′ PREFORM SUPPLY SECTION 
               112 ,  112   a ,  112   b ,  112   c  FIRST OPENING SECTION 
               113 ,  113   a ,  113   b ,  113   c  SECOND OPENING SECTION 
               114 ,  114   a ,  114   b ,  114   c  CLOSING SECTION 
               114   i ,  117   i  INLET 
               114   o ,  117   o  OUTLET 
               114   t ,  117   t  TAPERED INNER CIRCUMFERENTIAL SURFACE 
               115 ,  115   a ,  115   b ,  115   c  TENSION-APPLYING SECTION 
               116 ,  116   a ,  116   b ,  116   c ,  122  RESIN POOL 
               117 ,  117   a ,  117   b ,  117   c  FIRST RESIN HOMOGENIZATION SECTION AND VACUUM DEAERATION SECTION 
               117   p  VACUUM DEAERATION SECTION 
               118 ,  118   a ,  118   b ,  118   c  SECOND RESIN HOMOGENIZATION SECTION 
               119 ,  119   a ,  119   b ,  119   c  MOLDING ROLLER 
               120  GAP BASE MATERIAL SUPPLY SECTION 
               130  TENSION ADJUSTMENT SECTION 
               132 ,  142  ARROW 
               140  MOLD