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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Yasuhiro Akita, Woluwe-ST.-Lambert, BE;
Andrew Willett, Etterbeek, BE;
Inventors:
Yasuhiro Akita, Woluwe-ST.-Lambert, BE;
Andrew Willett, Etterbeek, BE;
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA, Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/06 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 35/04 (2006.01); B29C 70/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 35/041 (2013.01); B29C 70/885 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0855 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention concerns a method for heating a polymer article reinforced with electrically conductive embedded fibers, comprising the steps of applying an outer, electrically non-conductive coating so as to cover exposed electrically conductive fibers, and irradiating the coated, fiber-reinforced thermosetting polymer article with microwaves within a predetermined frequency range so as to heat up the coated, fiber-reinforced thermosetting polymer article by dielectric heating.