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US 10,766,595 B2Granted
Composite vehicle body
AssigneeContinuous Composites Inc.
InventorsRyan C Stockett, Kenneth L. Tyler
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Abstract
A vehicle body may have an internal skeleton forming a wing shape and a fuselage shape, and a skin fabricated in-situ over the internal skeleton. The skin may include a matrix material, and a plurality of continuous fibers at least partially coated with the matrix material. The plurality of continuous fibers may extend from the wing shape over the fuselage shape.
Claims19
A vehicle body, comprising:
- an internal skeleton forming a wing shape and a fuselage shape;
- and
- a skin fabricated in-situ over the internal skeleton and including:
- a matrix material;
- and
- plurality of continuous fibers at least partially coated with the matrix material, the plurality of continuous fibers extending from the wing shape over the fuselage shape,
- wherein:
- the plurality of continuous fibers includes:
- a first plurality of continuous fibers arranged into a first layer that is generally parallel to an outer surface of the vehicle body;
- and
- a second plurality of continuous fibers arranged into a second layer overlapping the first layer;
- and
- the first plurality of continuous fibers extend normal to the outer surface from the first layer into the second layer to interlock the first and second layers.
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A vehicle body, comprising:
- an internal skeleton having at least one of ribs, spars, trusses, stringers, longerons, and bulkheads that together make a fuselage shape and a wing shape from a matrix material and a plurality of continuous fibers at least partially coated with the matrix material;
- and
- a skin fabricated in-situ over the internal skeleton,
- wherein the plurality of continuous fibers extends from the internal skeleton into the skin.
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A vehicle body, comprising:
- an internal skeleton including matrix material and plurality of continuous fibers at least partially coated with the matrix material;
- and
- a skin fabricated in-situ over the internal skeleton, wherein:
- the plurality of continuous fibers includes:
- a first plurality of continuous fibers arranged into a first layer that is generally parallel to an outer surface of the vehicle body;
- and
- a second plurality of continuous fibers arranged into a second layer overlapping the first layer;
- and
- the first plurality of continuous fibers extend normal to the outer surface from the first layer into the second layer to interlock the first and second layers.
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