Reinforced channel-shaped structural member
AssigneeHenkel Corporation
InventorJoseph S. Wycech
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Abstract
A reinforced structural member has a channel-shaped laminate structure of a metal stamping, a channel-shaped foil and an intervening layer of structural foam. The reinforced structural member is formed by pressing a foil/resin preform into a channel and thermally expanding the resin to form a structural foam.
Claims12
A reinforced structural member comprising a structural member having a non-planar wall, a reinforcing laminate lining secured to said non-planar wall and having the same shape as said non-planar wall, said lining comprising a foam layer bonded to said non-planar wall and a thin foil made of metal or polymer/plastic bonded to said foam layer, and said lining being of uniform thickness to provide an exposed surface of the same shape as said non-planar wall of said structural member.
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