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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Kani, Tokyo, JP;
Ryota Ozaki, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a heating device including: a heating unit that heats a laminate which includes a plurality of sheet-like composite materials including reinforced fiber and thermoplastic resin, and heats, via a first contact surface disposed in contact with the laminate, the thermoplastic resin included in the laminate being in contact with the first contact surface to a softening temperature or higher; a cooling unit that cools, via a second contact surface disposed in contact with the laminate, the thermoplastic resin included in the laminate located outside of the second contact surface to a temperature lower than the softening temperature; and a pressing unit that applies a predetermined pressure to the laminate via the first contact surface and the second contact surface, the second contact surface being disposed so as to surround the first contact surface.