Structure
AssigneeNippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
InventorsShota Oki, Shingo Mineta, Mamoru Mizunuma, Soichi Oka
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Abstract
A structure member includes a base formed of metal and a repair layer built in the base. The repair layer includes a plurality of capsules dispersed on the same plane, and a liquid repairing agent is enclosed in the capsules. The repair layer is disposed substantially parallel to a surface on which the structure member is exposed to the outside air. In addition, the repair layer can be disposed at a depth X set from a surface on which the structure member is initially exposed to the outside air. The capsule is formed of a material that breaks when exposed from the base.
Claims21
-6. (canceled)
A structure member comprising:
- a base comprising a metal material;
- and
- a repair layer disposed in the base, the repair layer comprising a plurality of capsules dispersed on a same plane, wherein each of the capsules comprises a material that is breakable upon exposure from the base, and wherein a liquid repairing agent is enclosed in each of the capsules.
A method of providing a structure member, the method comprising:
- providing a base comprising a metal;
- and
- building a repair layer in the base, the repair layer comprising a plurality of capsules dispersed on a same plane, wherein each of the capsules comprises a material that is breakable upon exposure from the base, and wherein a liquid repairing agent is enclosed in each of the capsules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.