Composite automatic gate paddle
AssigneeCubic Corporation
InventorColin Peacock
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention may encompass gateline paddles that include a paddle body having a composite material forming an outer surface of the paddle body. The composite material may have a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface that define an open interior therebetween. The composite material may include a fiber-reinforced resin. The paddle body may include a cellular reinforcement member disposed within the open interior. The paddle body may include a mounting region formed along a lateral edge of the paddle body. The paddle body may include a mounting block disposed within a portion of the open interior disposed within the mounting region.
Claims20
A gateline paddle, comprising:
- a paddle body comprising:
- a composite material forming an outer surface of the paddle body, the composite material having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface that define an open interior therebetween, wherein the composite material comprises a fiber-reinforced resin;
- a cellular reinforcement member disposed within the open interior;
- a mounting region formed along a lateral edge of the paddle body;
- and
- a mounting block disposed within a portion of the open interior disposed within the mounting region.
A gateline paddle, comprising:
- a paddle body comprising:
- a composite material forming an outer surface of the paddle body, the composite material having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface that define an open interior therebetween, wherein the composite material comprises a fiber-reinforced resin;
- a cellular reinforcement member disposed within the open interior and filling a space between the first surface and the second surface;
- a mounting region formed along a lateral edge of the paddle body, wherein a thickness of the composite material varies along a width of the paddle body and is greatest within the mounting region;
- and
- a mounting block disposed within a portion of the open interior disposed within the mounting region.
A gateline paddle, comprising:
- a paddle body comprising:
- a composite material forming an outer surface of the paddle body, the composite material having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface that define an open interior therebetween, wherein the composite material comprises a polyfurfuryl alcohol resin that is reinforced with one or both of glass fibers and carbon fibers;
- a cellular reinforcement member disposed within the open interior and filling a space between the first surface and the second surface;
- a mounting region formed along a lateral edge of the paddle body;
- and
- a mounting block disposed within a portion of the open interior disposed within the mounting region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.