REINFORCING FIBER/RESIN FIBER COMPOSITE FOR PRODUCTION OF CONTINUOUS-FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

摘要

The present invention provides a technique for impregnating a continuous fiber with a thermoplastic resin having a high melt viscosity in a short time, and thereby enables short-cycle molding of a continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composite material. The present invention pertains to a reinforcing fiber/resin fiber composite (10) which is to be used for the production of a continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composite material and which is characterized in that: the composite (10) comprises a continuous fiber bundle (1) and a thermoplastic resin fiber (cover (2)) which covers the periphery of the continuous fiber bundle (1) in such a state that the continuous fiber bundle (1) is not constricted; and the continuous fiber bundle (1) can be flattened. The present invention also pertains to a process for manufacturing the same.