公开(公告)号：US20180214909A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15876967

申请日：2018-01-22

Applicant: AIRBUS GROUP LIMITED

Inventor： Benjamin FARMER ,  William KESSLER ,  Jonathan MEYER ,  Andrew HAWKINS

IPC: B05D3/00 ,  B29C70/52 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/393

CPC classification number: B05D3/002 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B29C70/523

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an object. A thermoplastic matrix material is melted to transform it into liquid matrix material. The liquid matrix material is fed into a chamber via one or more matrix inlets. A fibre is also fed into the chamber via a fibre inlet. The fibre in the chamber is contacted by the liquid matrix material. A coated fibre is extruded from an extrusion outlet of the chamber onto a substrate, the coated fibre comprising the fibre with a coating of the liquid matrix material, the substrate comprising a previously extruded coated fibre. The fibre moves in and out of the chamber at the same velocity relative to the chamber. The coating fuses with the previously extruded coated fibre and solidifies after it has fused with the previously extruded coated fibre. Relative movement is generated between the extrusion outlet and the substrate as the coated fibre is extruded from the extrusion outlet.