SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CARBON TOW WIDTH

摘要

A technique allowing a portion of carbon fiber tow to maintain a rectangular cross sectional shape or to maintain an imparted desired shape, such as a wider shape with a rectangular cross-sectional profile, through a textile loom is disclosed herein.

主权项

1. A pre-treatment method for a portion of a carbon fiber tow comprising:
deploying a binding agent to at least one surface of the carbon fiber tow at several locations along a span of the carbon fiber tow, wherein the span is directed in along an X axis, wherein the binding agent is configured to maintain a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape of the carbon fiber tow when viewed along a Y axis of the carbon fiber tow, wherein the binding agent at each of the locations is spaced apart, along the span, from the binding agent at another of the locations and separated by untreated portion of the carbon fiber tow.