METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A COMPRESSION MOLDING CHARGE

摘要

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A A CHARGE FOR MOLDING A FIBER REINFORCED PART A method and apparatus are disclosed for making a charge used in molding a fiber reinforced part. Continuous strands of fibers are impregnated with resin and then cut into segments of predetermined lengths. The segments are collected so that the resin impregnated fiber segments are piled together to form the charge. In one embodiment, the fibers are collected in a controlled manner to provide preselected fiber orientation for the molded part.