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US 12,612,118 B2Granted
Structural, fiber reinforced composite panel rigidly attached to an interface surface
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsBradley Allen Newcomb, Giles D. Bryer, Shrinivas Lankalapalli, Sudeep Chavare, Rajan R. Chakravarty, Thomas S. Prevost, Julien P. Mourou
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Abstract
A structural component comprises a body structure defining an interface surface. A composite panel comprises a plurality of reinforcing fibers encapsulated in a resin. An adhesive affixes the composite panel to the interface surface of the body structure. The adhesive has a stiffness in a range from 50 MPa to 2 GPa.
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A structural component, comprising:
- a body structure defining an interface surface;
- a composite panel comprising a plurality of reinforcing fibers encapsulated in a resin;
- and
- an adhesive affixing the composite panel to the interface surface of the body structure,
- wherein the adhesive has a stiffness in a range from 50 MPa to 2 GPa, and
- wherein the plurality of reinforcing fibers comprises dry fibers infused with the resin, and the resin comprises thermoset resin.
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A roof of a vehicle, comprising:
- an interface surface defined by at least one of a roof rail and a header of a roof structure of a vehicle;
- a composite roof panel comprising a plurality of reinforcing fibers stitched to a backing substrate and encapsulated in a resin, wherein the plurality of reinforcing fibers comprises dry fibers infused with the resin, and the resin comprises thermoset resin;
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- at least one of:
- a first adhesive affixing the composite roof panel to the interface surface, wherein the first adhesive has a stiffness in a range from 50 MPa to 2 GPa, and
- fasteners and a second adhesive affixing the composite roof panel to the interface surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.