Method for shaping an element from synthetic composite material for a car body

摘要

The formation of a vehicle body component includes impregnating a fabric having composite parallel longitudinal fibres with thermoplastic, then deforming it when placed on a heated gauge table, cooling the fabric to ambient temperature, cutting it to shape and moulding to a final shape. The gauge table deforms the fibres so that when they are subsequently cut, the cut is generally parallel to the fibres. An Independent claim is included for the following: (a) A gauge table for performing as above has parallel slat at least one of which is fixed and at least one of which slides transversely. The slats follow the shape of as right prism. Preferred Features: The slats defined a curved shape in a vertical direction. The fabric is deformed in two longitudinally separated zones. The fixed slats have bars pressing the fabric against the slats. The fabric is cut ultrasonically.