BMW: Axle support of a vehicle
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG has filed a US patent application for an axle support of a vehicle, said support consisting of fiber-reinforced plastic material. This invention was developed by Marco Renner and Nino Lailach.
According to the abstract released by the US Patent and Trademark Office: An axle support of a vehicle, in particular a passenger motor vehicle, consists of an upper shell and a lower shell, each of which is formed from a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic material. When the upper shell and the lower shell are assembled together, they form a hollow body. In this case, the upper shell and the lower shell are screwed together by way of metal insert parts, which are laminated at least in sections into the shell parts. A core part, in particular formed from a plastic foam, for transferring the shear stresses over a wide area can be glued into the cavity between the upper shell and the lower shell at least in the region of the opposing metal insert parts. Furthermore, at least one of the insert parts can be designed simultaneously for connecting an add on part.
Airbus: Fiber reinforced plastic profiles having sections with different fiber types
The US Patent and Trademark Office has published Airbus Operations GmbH's patent application for fiber reinforced plastic profiles having sections with different fiber types. Sven Werner developed the invention.
According to the abstract: A fiber reinforced plastic profile, in particular for an aircraft or spacecraft, including a stacked ply assembly including a plurality of stacked plies each comprising fiber material, the ply assembly having a profile cross section including at least one first section, at least one second section, and at least one splice section located between the at least one first section and the at least one second section. The splice section includes a first plurality of stacked plies having fibers of a first fiber material and a second plurality of stacked plies having fibers of a second fiber material. In the splice section, respective plies of the first plurality of stacked plies are intertwiningly abutted with respective plies of the second plurality of stacked plies.
Mojo Maritime Ltd: Composite monopile for tidal turbine support structure
The UK Patent Office has received Mojo Maritime Ltd's patent application for a composite monopile for tidal flow energy device monopile and pre-drilled socket. Rachell Nicholls-Lee developed the invention.
According to the abstract: An apparatus, comprising a monopile structure of a composite material, to be inserted into a pre-drilled rock socket or borehole, said monopile being suitable for receiving a submerged device for extracting energy from a tidal flow. Composite material may comprise a lightweight material, especially a fibre-reinforced plastic such as carbon fibre, epoxy resin or glass fibre vinyl ester resin matrix, avoiding the need for corrosion or cathodic protection. A method of securing said monopile into said rock socket and attaching said monopile to receive a device for extracting energy from the tidal flow.
Thomas GmbH & Co Technik & Innovation KG: Process and device for the fabrication of a reinforced plastic profile
The European Patent Office has received Thomas GmbH & Co Technik & Innovation KG's patent application for a process and device for the fabrication of a reinforced plastic profile. Klaus Jansen developed the invention.
According to the abstract: In pultrusion, strand-like reinforced plastic profiles with a non-rectilinear, in particular curved shape, are previously only possible with specially adapted to the shape of the fabricated reinforced plastic profile shapes. The invention provides for it before, to form the mold comprising a plurality in the direction of production consecutive mold sections each having the cross-section of the plastic profile corresponding shaping passage, said mold sections in order to achieve a desired course of the plastic profile are displaced so that the longitudinal directions of the shaping passages on the longitudinal center axis of the plastic profile and are tangential to the central longitudinal axis of the plastic profile extending.
BMW: Method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic component
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG has filed a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) patent application for a method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic component. This invention was developed by Jan Pfrang and Roman Sternagel.
According to the abstract released by the WIPO: The invention relates to a method for producing a fiber-reinforced plastic component, having the following steps: arranging an insert element into at least one fiber layer, the reinforcing fibers of the fiber layer being locally displaced by the insert element; aligning the at least one fiber layer in an open cavity of a tool; closing the tool cavity; and infiltrating the fiber layer located in the cavity with a matrix material.
Japan U Pica Co Ltd: Urethane (meth)acrylate compound
Japan U Pica Co Ltd has filed a WIPO patent application for a urethane (meth)acrylate compound. This invention was developed by Tetsuji Moroiwa, Nozomi Ishine, and Hiroshi Hayashi.
According to the abstract released by the World Intellectual Property Organization: The present invention provides a heat-curable resin which enables the production of a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic having good workability and excellent mechanical properties by hand lay up (HUP) molding, resin transfer molding (RTM) or vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VaRTM). The urethane (meth)acrylate (A) compound according to the present invention is a urethane (meth)acrylate produced by reacting a compound having at least two isocyanate groups with a monoalcohol compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated group or by reacting a compound having at least two isocyanate groups with a monoalcohol compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated group and an alcohol compound having at least two hydroxy groups, said urethane (meth)acrylate (A) compound being characterized by having an isocyanate group and an ethylenically unsaturated group.
NDSU Research Foundation: Self-Healing Nanofibers, Composites and Methods for Manufacturing
NDSU Research Foundation has filed a WIPO patent application for self-healing nanofibers, composites and methods for manufacturing. This invention was developed by Xiangfa Wu, Arifur Rahman, Zhengping Zhou and Youhao Zhao.
According to the abstract released by the World Intellectual Property Organization: The present invention is a new type of hybrid high-strength carbon-fiber/epoxy composites reinforced with ultrathin toughening and self-healing core-shell fibers at interfaces by means of wetted lay-up, followed by vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) technique. The core-shell fibers loaded with liquid healing agent (a liquid monomer at room temperature) are produced by co- electrospinning, in which a plastic polymer solution (dissolved in an organic solvent) is used as the exterior jet and the monomer solution (dissolved in the same organic solvent) is used as the interior jet. Also described is a fiber manufacturing device utilizing a novel dual-wire emulsion-electrospinning method capable of producing ultrathin continuous core-shell and hollow fibers in commercial volumes.
Anhui Jincen Composites Co Ltd: Method for smoothing inner wall of GRP
The State Intellectual Property Office of China has received Anhui Jincen Composites Co Ltd's patent application for method for smoothing inner wall of GRP. Li Xirui, Ai Qian and Yang Juncheng developed the invention.
According to the abstract: The invention relates to the field of GRP (glass reinforced plastic), in particular to a method for smoothing the inner wall of the GRP. The method comprises the following steps: a) polishing burrs or bulged parts on the inner wall of the GRP by using a polishing tool; and b) brushing or spraying a resin layer onto the polished inner wall of the GRP. Observable burrs and bulged parts are polished manually, and the resin layer is brushed or sprayed on the polished inner wall of the GRP, so that the inner wall surface damaged during polishing is repaired, and reduction of the aging resistance of the inner wall of the GRP is prevented. Furthermore, brushing and spraying of the resin layer can fill concave pits in the inner wall of the GRP, then only the bulged parts on the inner wall are required to be polished so as to achieve smoothing of the inner wall of the GRP, the polishing quantity is reduced greatly, dust harm to human bodies is reduced, and the work efficiency is improved simultaneously.
Toyota: Shock absorbing structure of vehicle
A Japanese patent for a shock absorbing structure of a vehicle has been issued to Toyota Motor Corp and Toyota Industries Corp. This invention was developed by Takayanagi Shunichi and Tsuji Ryohei.
According to the abstract released by the Japan Patent Office:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shock absorbing structure of a vehicle suppressing bending of a shock absorbing member on a connecting side with a skeleton member in relation to bending moment acting on the shock absorbing member accompanying a vehicle collision.
SOLUTION: A vehicle front part structure includes a front side member extended in the vehicle longitudinal direction and a crush box made of a CFRP (carbon-fiber reinforced plastic) and having one end of the longitudinal direction connected to a front end in a front side member direction. The crush box has an orthogonal cross section to the longitudinal direction as a closed section and a part on a connecting side with the front side member in the longitudinal direction as a reinforced part reinforced from at least one side of a thickness direction.
Daimler AG: Support structure for a vehicle, in particular a side door of a vehicle
The UK Patent Office has received Daimler AG's patent application for support structure for a vehicle, in particular a side door of a vehicle. Shreya Herlekar developed the invention.
According to the abstract: A support structure for a vehicle, particularly a side door of a vehicle. The support structure comprising at least one panel and at least one stiffener by means of which the panel is stiffened. The stiffener being attached to the panel and made of fibre-reinforced plastic, wherein the stiffener comprises a first longitudinal member having a longitudinal extension, a second longitudinal member having a longitudinal extension. The longitudinal members extending parallel in relation to each other and being spaced from one another. At least one cross member extending perpendicular to the longitudinal extensions, the longitudinal members being connected to one another by means of the cross member. Optionally the panel is an inner panel of the support structure and may form part of a door for a van. The panel is preferably fabricated from a metallic material. ♦
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