Patent ID: 7115180

Claim:
A process for fabricating a multidirectional fibrous reinforcement for use in producing a part made of a composite material, said process comprising the steps of: providing a deposition finger for use in a deposition step to deposit at least one reinforcing thread in at least two successive layers on a support surface wherein said deposition finger comprises a presser head that is shaped to exert pressure on said reinforcing thread, said deposition finger extending from a deposition head and being movable relative to said deposition head; providing a binder in association with said reinforcing thread so as to adhere said reinforcing thread to said support surface wherein said binder also provides a bond between said successive layers and wherein said binder is deposited on said support surface ahead of the reinforcing thread while the reinforcing thread is being deposited; and using said deposition finger to press said reinforcing thread against the support surface during said depositing step in a manner that exerts a pressure substantially perpendicular to said support surface at the point where the thread is deposited.