METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PARTS USING SHEETS OF THERMOPLASTIC RESIN HIGH- PERFORMANCE FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND APPARATUS THEREFOR

摘要

A method of manufacturing three-dimensional parts using sheets of a thermoplastic resin high-performance fiber-reinforced composite material includes the steps of supplying the sheet (11) of the high-performance resin-reinforced composite material which uses as a matrix a thermoplastic resin and in which reinforcing fiber is oriented, clamping an end portion of the sheet (11) by a sheet clamping device (10), conveying the sheet (11) to a heating/forming zone, heating the sheet (11) to a predetermined temperature, clamping the sheet(11) by upper and lower frames (1, 4) by driving cylinders (3, 8), forming the three-dimensional part (13) by operating a mold (6) and thereby deep drawing the clamped sheet (11) inwardly according to a stroke of the mold (6), and repeating the above-described series of steps continuously. IMAGE