Metallic panel reinforcing system
AssigneeAsahi Glass Company, Limited
InventorsSeiroku Miyauchi, Yasuo Sagane, Kazuo Irie
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Abstract
A metallic panel is reinforced by a FRP reinforcing beam by fixing both ends of the reinforcing beam on the metallic panel. The reinforcing beam comprises two or more flanges and one or more web plate connecting to said flanges at the position near the metal panel side from the center line of the flanges but departed from the edges of the flanges. The reinforcing beam is arranged to place the flanges in substantially perpendicular to the metallic panel.
Claims5
A reinforcing system for reinforcing a metallic panel, including a fiber reinforced plastic reinforcing beam extending substantially in parallel to said panel and comprising:
- at least two flanges whose height extends in perpendicular to said panel, one edge of each said flange being positioned adjacent said metallic panel;
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- a web plate connecting adjoining ones of each of said at least two flanges, each said web plate having a height extending parallel to said panel and being spaced from each said one edge by a distance, said distance being less than one half of said height of said at least two flanges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.