Stress-bearing assembly
AssigneeAB Volvo
InventorMichel Naert
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Abstract
A stress-bearing assembly is for use in a vehicle body. The assembly includes a composite laminate resin-cured structure comprising at least a pair of oriented fiber mats separated by a layer of foamed plastic and at least one closed loop structure attached to the composite structure. The mats preferably comprise glass fibers, carbon fibers or fabric material, and the composite structure preferably constitutes the floor structure of a vehicle.
Claims13
A stress-bearing assembly for use in a vehicle body, said assembly comprising a composite laminate resin-cured structure comprising at least one pair of fiber mats separated by a layer of foamed plastic, and at least one closed loop structure attached to said composite structure, said closed loop structure comprising a generally inverted U-shaped hoop member and a transversely extending member closing said hoop member to form said closed loop structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.