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US 12,662,726 B2Granted
Aluminum extrusions including co-extruded insulated, coated and/or non-circular shaped reinforcing wires
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsAndrew Clay Bobel, Diptak Bhattacharya, Jeffrey A. Abell
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Abstract
A co-extruded part includes an aluminum extrusion and a plurality of reinforcing wires. The plurality of wires include an outer coating layer, a non-circular cross section, and/or an outer layer including woven glass fibers. The plurality of wires are arranged in the aluminum extrusion. The plurality of reinforcing wires are co-extruded with the aluminum extrusion.
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A co-extruded part comprising:
- an aluminum extrusion;
- and
- a plurality of reinforcing wires including an outer coating layer and arranged in the aluminum extrusion,
- wherein the plurality of reinforcing wires are co-extruded with the aluminum extrusion, and
- wherein the outer coating layer includes a copper-based alloy that does not melt during extrusion to create a solid-state diffusion bond.
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A co-extruded part comprising:
- an aluminum extrusion;
- and
- a plurality of reinforcing wires including an outer coating layer and arranged in the aluminum extrusion,
- wherein the plurality of reinforcing wires are co-extruded with the aluminum extrusion, and
- wherein the plurality of reinforcing wires comprise helical reinforcing wires including a longitudinal helical groove.
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A co-extruded part comprising:
- an aluminum extrusion;
- and
- a plurality of reinforcing wires including an outer coating layer and arranged in the aluminum extrusion,
- wherein the plurality of reinforcing wires are co-extruded with the aluminum extrusion, and
- wherein the outer coating layer includes an insulating layer selected from a group consisting of aluminum nitride (AlN), alumina (Al2O3), and boron nitride (BN).
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A co-extruded part comprising:
- an aluminum extrusion;
- and
- a plurality of reinforcing wires including an outer layer comprising woven glass fibers,
- wherein the plurality of reinforcing wires are made of a material selected from a group consisting of iron (Fe), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), titanium (Ti), and alloys thereof, and
- wherein the aluminum extrusion and the plurality of reinforcing wires with the outer layer are co-extruded.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.