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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
Takato Nakamura, Saitama, JP;
Norio Matsumoto, Saitama, JP;
Naoki Kimoto, Saitama, JP;
Fujikura Rubber Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A prepreg winding method includes the steps of preparing a plate, a mandrel movable toward and away from the plate, and a press roll movable toward and away from the mandrel and having an axis parallel to the mandrel; mounting a prepreg on the plate, the prepreg being formed by impregnating reinforced fibers with a thermosetting resin sheet; winding a leading end of the prepreg mounted on the plate around the mandrel, and making a pressing force act on the plate and the mandrel therebetween with the prepreg sandwiched between the plate and the mandrel and making a pressing force act on the mandrel and the press roll therebetween with the prepreg sandwiched between the mandrel and the press roll; and winding the prepreg around the mandrel by rotating the mandrel and the press roll.