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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2016
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a device and a method capable of suitable cooling of a fiber bundle without hindering nozzle maintenance work or preparation work before the start of manufacturing. The provided device includes a nozzle which allows the fiber bundle impregnated with thermoplastic resin to pass therethrough while forming the fiber bundle into a tape shape, a cooling roller for cooling the fiber bundle, and a supporting device. The supporting device supports the cooling roller rotatably so as to allow the cooling roller to be moved between a cooling position at which an outer periphery surface of the cooling roller makes contact with the fiber bundle having passed through the nozzle and a retraction position away from the nozzle beyond the cooling portion.