Patent ID: 8652381

Claim:
A method of creating a fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) molded body, the method comprising: positioning a molded body made of a reinforced fiber material into an interior of a mold, the mold interior comprising a resin reservoir, whereby the mold holds within said interior at each of opposite surfaces of the molded body a hollow chain curing polymer (CCP) accommodating layer having a thickness of approximately 0.5 mm to 20 mm, a separating element positioned between each CCP accommodating layer and the molded body, and a heat insulating member positioned between each CCP accommodating layer and the mold; injecting a CCP resin into the resin reservoir and into the remaining interior of the mold to impregnate the positioned molded body and to fill each CCP accommodating layer; curing the injected CCP resin, whereby CCP resin curing in the resin reservoir and in each CCP accommodating layer generates heat maintaining conditions allowing for a chain curing reaction to proceed uninterrupted so as to form the FRP molded body; and separating the FRP molded body from each separating element, wherein the FRP molded body has a fiber volume content (Vf) limit value depending on curing characteristics of the CCP resin and on heat dissipation characteristics of the CCP resin to outside of the mold, and wherein said curing is initiated by a radiation source.