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Elastically deformable articles of carbon fibers, and method for producing the same
Assignee: EUROPEENNE DE PROPULSION SA
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Filing: 1984-05-30
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Granted: 1985-10-01
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Expires: 2004-05-30
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a method for producing elastically deformable articles constituted of a textile substrate of carbon fibers which are elastically deformable with respect to an at rest shape, wherein a flexible structure of carbon fibers is used, a predetermined form being set for this textile by means of shaping tools, and said textile being retained in said at rest shape by forming around the said fibers a thin coating of rough laminar pyrolytic carbon deposited by chemical vapor infiltration at high temperature without bonding of the fibers one to another. The textile can be given a flat form by using holding plates. It is possible to start from a braided sleeve which is either compressed or stretched axially around a mandrel. It is also possible to use a woven tape which is wound in a conical pseudo-spiral for use as a cardiac valve.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard Buttazzoni
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 01:28
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; C04B35/83; A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61F2/06; A61F2/24; A61F2/2469; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/02; A61L27/08; D; D01; D01F; D01F11/00; D01F11/10; D01F11/12; D01F11/125; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00161; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/30; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2926; Y10T442/2984
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for producing an elastically deformable article constituted of a substrate which is elastically deformable with respect to an at rest shape, which comprises: providing a starting flexible textile substrate formed of a plurality of carbon fibers which textile is capable of being reversibly deformed, imparting to said starting textile a shape corresponding to said at rest shape, treating said starting textile by chemical vapor deposition at a low depositing velocity so as to form around each of said plurality of fibers a thin coating of rough laminar pyrolytic carbon, of a thickness of less than about 1.5 micron, said chemical vapor deposition being carried out so that said carbon fibers are not bonded to one another wherein said article is elastically deformable without breakage of said coating of pyrolytic carbon.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for producing an elastically deformable article constituted of a substrate which is elastically deformable with respect to an at rest shape, which comprises: providing a starting flexible textile substrate formed of a plurality of carbon fibers which textile is capable of being reversibly deformed, imparting to said starting textile a shape corresponding to said at rest shape, treating said starting textile by chemical vapor deposition at a low depositing velocity so as to form around each of said plurality of fibers a thin coating of rough laminar pyrolytic carbon, of a thickness of less than about 1.5 micron, said chemical vapor deposition being carried out so that said carbon fibers are not bonded to one another wherein said article is elastically deformable without breakage of said coating of pyrolytic carbon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said carbon fibers have a diameter comprised between 7 and 10 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said chemical vapor deposition of pyrolytic carbon is carried out in a chamber heated at a temperature of between about 1000° C. and 1100° C. and fed with methane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein methane is fed at a rate of between about 30 and 40 liters per minute, under a pressure of about 10 mm of mercury.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at rest shape is imparted by means of shaping tools made of graphite coated with pyrolytic carbon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at rest shape is imparted by means of shaping tools comprising holding plates.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said textile is given said at rest shape by way of a seam using a thread which dissolves at high temperature.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said textile is a braided sleeve which is compressed axially to give it said at rest shape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said textile used is a braided sleeve which is held axially stretched to give it said at rest shape.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said textile is a woven tape which is wound in conical pseudo-spiral to give it said at rest shape.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
93 words
An elastically deformable article constituted of a substrate which is elastically deformable with respect to an at rest shape, said article comprising: a starting flexible textile formed of a plurality of carbon fibers which textile is capable of being reversibly deformed, said starting textile having a thin coating of rough laminar pyrolytic carbon, of a thickness of less than about 1.5 micron, around each of said plurality of carbon fibers said fibers not being bonded with one another wherein said article can be elastically deformed without breakage of said coating of pyrolytic carbon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
93 words
An elastically deformable article constituted of a substrate which is elastically deformable with respect to an at rest shape, said article comprising: a starting flexible textile formed of a plurality of carbon fibers which textile is capable of being reversibly deformed, said starting textile having a thin coating of rough laminar pyrolytic carbon, of a thickness of less than about 1.5 micron, around each of said plurality of carbon fibers said fibers not being bonded with one another wherein said article can be elastically deformed without breakage of said coating of pyrolytic carbon.
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