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US 12,472,701 B2Granted
Reinforced structure having continuous fiber reinforced elements and method of making thereof
AssigneeAlbany Engineered Composites, Inc.
InventorsRalph Funck, Jens Jung, Martin Welsch
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Abstract
Disclosed are reinforced structures. The structures are comprised of reinforced elements that have continuous fibers embedded in a matrix material. The reinforced elements are combined in a matrix material to form a desired shape of reinforced structure.
Claims10
A reinforced structure having a tubular cross-sectional profile comprising:
- continuous fiber-reinforcing filaments;
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- a first matrix material,
- wherein the continuous fiber-reinforcing filaments are embedded along a longitudinal axis of a fiber-reinforced element in the first matrix material to form continuous fiber-reinforced elements,
- wherein the fiber-reinforced elements have a cross-sectional shape that is an arc segment of a diameter (D) of a tubular cross-section,
- wherein fiber-reinforced elements form a tubular arrangement of the reinforced structure, and
- wherein a winding layer of unidirectional reinforced tape is wound around and on an outer surface of the tubular arrangement.
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