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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for continuously manufacturing components from fiber-reinforced composites comprises a conveying device, configured to convey a semifinished product containing reinforcing fibers through the apparatus, a forming device, configured to bring the semifinished product into a desired shape, and a press with a first pressing element and a second pressing element arranged opposite the first pressing element. The forming device further comprises a plurality of differently shaped molds that are pressurizable by the press, a mold application station arranged upstream of the press relative to the conveying direction of the semifinished product through the apparatus for applying a mold to a section of the semifinished product, and a mold release station arranged downstream of the press relative to the conveying direction of the semifinished product through the apparatus for releasing the mold from the section of the semifinished product.