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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/32 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/546 (2013.01); B29C 70/32 (2013.01); B29C 70/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite manufacturing apparatus includes a width determining mechanism and a gas supplier. The width determining mechanism has a body and a gas passage. The body has a path configured to allow a tape material including fibers impregnated with a resin to pass therethrough. The path has a bottom surface and a pair of wall surfaces. The pair of the wall surfaces form a gap that gradually decreases. The gas passage is provided inside the body and formed by the bottom surface having a plurality of through holes, and is in communication with the plurality of through holes. The gas supplier is configured to supply gas to the gas pass age.