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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2000
Luc Uytterhaeghe, Arbent, FR;
Charles-Guillaume Blanchon, Oyonnax, FR;
Anthony Chene, Oyonnax, FR;
Robert Charpy, Bellignat, FR;
Compagnie Plastic Omnium, Lyons, FR;
Abstract
A method of making a part made of a reinforced plastics material in a mold including at least two portions and from a reinforced sheet or from a lay-up of reinforced sheets including at least one reinforced sheet, in which method the reinforced sheet ( ) is pre-heated. The reinforced sheet or the lay-up of reinforced sheets is presented to a first portion ( ) of the open mold by a picking-up device including pressers ( ), at least a region of the reinforced sheet or of the lay-up is applied against a corresponding region of the first mold portion by pressers on the picking-up device, the remainder of its surface is applied against the first mold portion while holding stationary the region of the reinforced sheet or of the lay-up, the mold is closed, and the resulting part is removed from the mold.