Patent ID: 7368073

Claim:
A method for filling pores ( 2 ) between two adjacent layers ( 1 ′, 1 ″) of a laminate for a component with high demands upon strength and comprising several layers of fibre composite having within each layer substantially parallel fibers ( 5 ) embedded into a matrix ( 6 ), in which at least said two adjacent layers have fibre directions differing substantially, which comprises the steps of: a) creating slots or fissures ( 4 ) propagating substantially in the matrix through each laminate layer along the fibre direction of the layer by cooling said laminate at least in the region ( 3 ) of said pore ( 2 ) to a sufficiently low temperature such that the matrix material contracts between said fibres to thereby create said slots or fissures ( 4 ) along the fibres, through which a material may move inside the laminate between the exterior of the laminate and the pore, b) without drilling, applying a flowing, curable material at one outer surface of the laminate and filling the pore through said slots or fissures, and c) curing the material filling the pore.