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Reinforced susceptor for induction or resistance welding of thermoplastic composites

  • US 5,723,849 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1995
  • Issued: 03/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A reinforced susceptor for thermoplastic welding to improve bond strength by integrating a metal strip of the susceptor with fiber reinforcement, comprising:

  • a woven fabric having a plurality of weave fibers and a plurality of warp fibers, each warp fiber paired in overlying relationship with a metal strip to form warp fiber metal strip pairs, each metal strip having a head and a tail, such that the orientation of the metal strip to the warp fiber for each warp fiber/metal strip pair across the fabric is an alternating pattern having the metal strip adjacent to a first weave fiber for a first warp fiber/metal strip pair and having the metal strip displaced from the weave fiber by the warp fiber for the next warp fiber/metal strip pair to complete a woven style, the weave fiber electrically separating the metal strips from one another across the width of the fabric.

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