Reinforced Foam Structure
AssigneeDaikin Applied Americas Inc.
InventorsBrent A. Johnski, Jeremy M. Small, James Scott Grega
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Abstract
A system and apparatus for a reinforced foam structure for use in an HVAC system is disclosed. The structure includes a composite material and a skin layer covering at least apportion of the composite material. The composite material includes an open cell substrate and a closed cell foam expanded within at least one or more of the open cells of the substrate. The closed cell foam is expanded within at least one or more of the open cells of the substrate and provides the composite material with greater compressive strength than the open cell substrate without the closed cell foam.
Claims20
A structure for use in an HVAC system, comprising:
- a composite material comprising:
- an open cell substrate comprising open cells;
- a closed cell foam expanded within at least one or more of the open cells of the substrate to form a composite material;
- and
- a skin layer covering at least a portion of the composite material,
- wherein the closed cell foam expanded within at least one or more of the open cells of the substrate provides the composite material with greater compressive strength than the open cell substrate without the closed cell foam.
An HVAC system, comprising:
- a component;
- a structure attached to the component and comprising:
- a composite material comprising an open cell substrate comprising open cells and a closed cell foam expanded within at least one or more of the open cells of the substrate;
- and
- a skin layer covering at least a portion of the composite material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.