Component for a motor vehicle, and method for manufacturing a component for a motor vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsThomas Baranowski, Maik Broda, Markus Franzen, Pascal Rebmann
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Abstract
A disclosed component for a motor vehicle includes a component main body, with at least one reinforcing element integrated in a component matrix of the component main body. The at least one reinforcing element may be fastened to the component main body. The component for a motor vehicle has a high component stability, is able to be manufactured with relatively low production costs and enables integration of functional components. The component includes the reinforcing element as a band with a plastics matrix and embedded unidirectionally oriented continuous fibers. A method for manufacturing such a component is also disclosed.
Claims17
A component for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a component main body including a component matrix and a fixing element;
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- a reinforcing element integrated into the component matrix and attached to the fixing element, wherein the reinforcing element comprises a unidirectional tape with a plurality of unidirectionally orientated fibers embedded within a thermoplastic matrix, the unidirectional tape is wound around a portion of the fixing element and placed under a tensile stress.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.