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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Stephen Mortimer, St. Ives, GB;
Neal Patel, Ely, GB;
Estaban Vilalon, Lyons, FR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Hexcel Composites, S.A.S., Dagneux, FR;
Hexcel Composites, Ltd., Duxford, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The processing window for thermosetting resins that contain particulate hardeners is prolonged using the combined steps of heat-treating the resin to form a low-viscosity resin mixture in which the particles are dissolved and then molding the low-viscosity resin mixture at temperatures below the dissolution temperature of the particles to infuse a fibrous preform. The infused resin preform is heated to the curing temperature of the resin to provide final curing of the resin.