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US 2024/0425271 A1Published application
Formed structural panel with open core
AssigneeAdvanced Composite Structures, LLC
InventorThomas R. Pherson
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Abstract
A panel includes a first board, a second board, and an edge cap. The first board and the second board each including a core that is sandwiched between and bonded to a first skin and a second skin. The edge cap is positioned between and bonded to the first board and the second board such that a cavity is defined by the first board, the second board, and the edge cap. The cavity is configured to receive an insert and is isolated from forces transferred between the first board and the second board.
Claims20
A panel comprising:
- a first board comprising a first core sandwiched between and bonded to a first skin and a second skin;
- a second board comprising a second core sandwiched between and bonded to a third skin and a fourth skin;
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- an edge cap positioned between the first board and the second board such that a cavity is defined by the first board, the second board, and the edge cap, a portion of each of the first board, the second board, and the edge cap are consolidated together into an edge portion.
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A panel comprising:
- a first board;
- a second board;
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- an edge cap positioned between the first board and the second board, a portion of each of the first board, the second board, and the edge cap consolidated into an edge portion to bond the first board, the second board and the edge cap together.
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A panel comprising:
- a first board;
- a second board;
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- an edge cap extending between the first board and the second board, the edge cap spacing the first board and the second board apart such that a cavity is defined between the first board, the second board, and the edge cap, the edge cap configured to isolate the cavity from forces experienced by the first board or the second board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.