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US 10,328,660 B2Granted
Composite structure and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneesAisin Takaoka Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuji Yamashita, Kiyohito Kondo, Yoshimasa Sawada, Hirokazu Kawabe, Yoshiteru Inamoto
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Abstract
There is provided a composite structure, comprising a base member(s) made of metallic material, and a reinforcement member(s) made of fiber reinforced plastic including reinforcement fibers which are aligned in a uni-direction, wherein at least one slit is formed on the reinforcement member(s) so as to extend in an orientation direction of the reinforcement fibers.
Claims13
A composite structure having an elongated shape in a longitudinal direction, comprising
- a base member made of metallic material, the base member comprising at least one approximately U-shaped cross-section extending in the longitudinal direction, the U-shaped cross-section comprising a bottom surface bounded by side wall surfaces, and
- a reinforcement member made of fiber reinforced plastic on the base member, the reinforcement member including reinforcement fibers which are aligned in a uni-direction along the longitudinal direction, wherein the reinforcement member covers at least a portion of both of the side wall surfaces and a portion of the bottom surface contacting the side wall surfaces,
- at least one slit is formed in the reinforcement member at the at least one U-shaped cross-section and extends in the longitudinal direction over an entire longitudinal extent of the reinforcement member, such that
- a portion of the bottom surface of the at least one U-shaped cross-section is exposed via the at least one slit, and
- at least a portion of an end surface of the reinforcement member is exposed at the at least one slit.
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