Laminated structure of fiber reinforced plastics and shock-absorbing structure
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuichi Yoshizaki, Toru Fujihira
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AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuichi Yoshizaki, Toru Fujihira
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A carbon-fiber reinforced plastic sheet is excellent in tensile strength and modulus of elasticity, but defective in impact resistance and fracture toughness. To overcome the defect, two aramid fiber reinforced plastic sheets are adhered to the opposite surfaces of the carbon-fiber reinforced plastic sheet to thereby provide a laminated structure and the aramid fibers are skewed at angles of +30.degree. to +60.degree. with respect to the direction of an impact load. This arrangement exhibits an improved shock absorbing efficiency and eliminates surface distortion which would otherwise take place during lamination. Further, a shock-absorbing structure may be produced from combining a plurality of sheets assembled crosswise such that surfaces of the respective sheets lie parallel to the direction of the impact load, and a cutout recess and a bulged portion are formed at an end of at least one sheet adjacent an intersection of the structure. Thus, the one end of the sheet including the cutout recess and the bulged portion undergoes local buckling initiating from the intersection, and thereafter the entire assembly is caused to become buckled. Since complete buckling of the entire structure takes a certain period of time, the impact energy can be absorbed with a reduction of the peak load, whereby the shock-absorbing structure is suitable for use in a crushable zone in aircrafts, automobiles or the like.
A laminated structure of fiber reinforced plastic as at least a planar rib member in a plate form comprising a lower support portion of a floor surface of an airplane for absorbing impact energy from an impact load imposed in a given direction downwardly on the floor surface, characterized in that
A laminated structure of fiber reinforced plastic as at least a planar rib member in a plate form comprising a lower support portion of a floor surface of an airplane for absorbing impact energy from an impact load imposed in a given direction downwardly on the floor surface, characterized in that
A laminated structure of fiber reinforced plastic for absorbing impact energy, characterized in that
A laminated structure of fiber reinforced plastic for absorbing impact energy, characterized in that
A laminated structure of fiber reinforced plastic for absorbing impact energy, characterized in that
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