Impact protection reinforcing element and method of producing the element
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorHartmut Henkelmann
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Abstract
An impact protection reinforcing element has at least one outer surface which is conformed to the contour of a surface of at least one vehicle body part in such a way that it may be positioned with extensive contact against the body part in the area of complementary construction and connected firmly to the body part. Provision is made for the impact protection reinforcing element to be formed of a fiber/plastics composite. A method of producing the impact protection reinforcing element uses an injection molding process.
Claims14
An impact protection reinforcing element, comprising:
- an impact protection reinforcing element body formed of a fiber and plastics composite and having at least one outer surface conforming to a contour of a surface of at least one vehicle body part for being positioned with extensive contact against the vehicle body part in an area of complementary construction and connected firmly to the vehicle body part;
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- said impact protection reinforcing element body having at least one area with at least one additional textile element introduced therein and exhibiting strength characteristics greater than those exhibited by a rest of said impact protection reinforcing element body.
An impact protection reinforcing element, comprising:
- an impact protection reinforcing element body having at least one outer surface conforming to a contour of a surface of at least one vehicle body part for being positioned with extensive contact against the vehicle body part in an area of complementary construction and connected firmly to the vehicle body part;
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- wherein said impact protection reinforcing element body is formed of a fiber and plastics composite composed of at least one textile semi-finished product and a petrochemical matrix, and the textile semi-finished product contains just one biaxial glass fabric with different fiber components in a warp and weft directions, and said petrochemical matrix is a thermosetting epoxy resin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.