Laminate assembly with embedded conductive alloy elements
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorVidyashankar Ramasastry Buravalla
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Abstract
A laminate assembly includes a matrix layer and elongated, continuous strips of a conductive alloy. The matrix layer has opposite first and second sides connected by opposite first and second edges. Each of the first and second edges extends from the first side of the matrix layer to the opposite second side of the matrix layer. The elongated, continuous strips of the conductive alloy are disposed in the matrix layer between the first and second sides of the matrix layer. The elongated continuous strips continuously extend through the matrix layer from the first edge to the opposite second edge.
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A laminate assembly comprising:
- a matrix layer having opposite first and second sides connected by opposite first and second edges, each of the first and second edges extending from the first side of the matrix layer to the opposite second side of the matrix layer;
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- elongated, continuous strips of a conductive alloy having a third edge spaced from and opposing a fourth edge, and a longitudinal midline disposed halfway therebetween the third and fourth edge, the elongated continuous strips disposed in the matrix layer between the first and second sides of the matrix layer, the elongated continuous strips continuously extending through the matrix layer from the first edge to the opposite second edge, wherein the longitudinal midline of each respective elongated continuous strip is located closer to the first side of the matrix layer than a proximity of the third and fourth edges of the respective elongated continuous strip to the first side.
A method of creating a laminate assembly, the method comprising:
- disposing elongated, continuous strips of a conductive alloy having a third edge spaced from and opposing a fourth edge, and a longitudinal midline disposed halfway therebetween the third and fourth edge, in a resin material;
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- solidifying the resin material to form a matrix layer having opposite first and second sides connected by opposite first and second edges, each of the first and second edges extending from the first side of the matrix layer to the opposite second side of the matrix layer,
- wherein the elongated, continuous strips of the conductive alloy are disposed between the first and second sides of the matrix layer and continuously extend through the matrix layer from the first edge to the opposite second edge, and wherein the longitudinal midline of each respective elongated continuous strip is located closer to the first side of the matrix layer than a proximity of the third and fourth edges of the respective elongated continuous strip to the first side.
A laminate assembly comprising:
- a matrix layer having a thickness that extends from a first side of the matrix layer to a second side of the matrix layer that is opposite the first side;
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- non-planar elements of a shape memory alloy disposed in the matrix layer between the first and second sides of the matrix layer, wherein the non-planar elements of the shape memory alloy define a respective closed shape having central opening and are curved to absorb an impact energy of one or more impacting bodies striking the matrix layer.
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