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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francois Finck, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Yves Vernet, Cournon-D'Auvergne, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/100 ;
Abstract
A process for the manufacture of a rim preform or rim-element having an axis of revolution by the placing on a preforming matrix pre-assembled fibers along two orientations defining deformable meshes. A winding of a strip of fibers is fastened on a circumference of the preforming matrix with asymmetrical orientation of the fibers, whereupon it is applied progressively until covering the entire surface of the preforming matrix by subjecting it to tensions of substantially circumferential orientation.