Article containing conductive fibers
AssigneeHamilton Sunstrand Corporation
InventorsRicardo O. Brown, Blair A. Smith
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Abstract
An article includes a body, which includes a thermoplastic or thermoset material and a plurality of metallic fibers distributed throughout the thermoplastic or thermoset material and has a first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers extending onto a first surface of the body. The manufactured article includes a metallic coating metallically bonded to the first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers. The metal fibers extending onto the first surface are configured to bond with the metallic coating.
Claims19
An article comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a thermoplastic or thermoset material;
- and
- a plurality of metallic fibers distributed throughout the thermoplastic or thermoset material, wherein a first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers extends onto a first surface of the body;
- and
- an interior feature formed within the body, wherein the interior feature is a cooling void;
- and
- a second surface, lining the cooling void, wherein a second subset of the plurality of metallic fibers extends onto the second surface of the body and is configured to metallically bond with the metallic coating;
- and
- a metallic coating metallically bonded to the first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers, wherein the first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers is configured to bond with the metallic coating.
A method of manufacturing a coated article, the method comprising:
- co-extruding a thermoplastic or thermoset material with a plurality of metallic fibers distributed throughout the thermoplastic or thermoset material;
- forming a body from the co-extruded material, wherein a first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers extends onto a first surface of the body and is configured to bond with a metallic coating;
- and
- an interior feature formed within the body, wherein the interior feature is a cooling void;
- and
- a second surface, lining the cooling void, wherein a second subset of the plurality of metallic fibers extends onto the second surface of the body and is configured to metallically bond with the metallic coating;
- and
- applying the metallic coating to the body, wherein the metallic coating is metallically bonded to the first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers.
An article comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a thermoplastic or thermoset material;
- and
- a plurality of metallic fibers distributed throughout the thermoplastic or thermoset material, wherein a first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers extends onto a first surface of the body;
- and
- an interior feature formed within the body, wherein the interior feature is formed of a different material than the body;
- and
- a metallic coating metallically bonded to the first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers, wherein the first subset of the plurality of metallic fibers is configured to bond with the metallic coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.