Structurally reinforced panels

a technology of structural reinforcement and structural panels, applied in the direction of doors, transportation and packaging, walls, etc., can solve the problems of high cost of fibrous materials used to achieve structural reinforcement of panels, and the inability to achieve desired reinforcement levels with presently used fibrous materials

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-04
ZEPHYROS INC
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However, the fibrous materials that are used to achieve reinforcement of the panels can be expensive.
Additionally, desired levels of reinforcement may not be achieved with the presently used fibrous materials.

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[0010] The invention relates to a structurally reinforced panel of an article, such as an automotive vehicle, a household or industrial appliance, furniture, storage containers or the like, and to a method of forming the panel. More particularly, the present invention relates to a reinforced panel of an automotive vehicle that includes a panel portion, a layer of reinforcement material applied (e.g., attached or otherwise bonded) to at least part of a surface of the panel portion and a layer of backing material positioned (e.g., applied or laminated) upon the reinforcement material, the panel portion or both. Preferably, the reinforcement material of the panel portion is a high strength to weight reinforcement material.

[0011] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, there is illustrated an exemplary embodiment of a structurally reinforced panel 10. The panel 10 includes a reinforcement member 12 applied to a panel portion 14 (e.g., of a vehicle door). In the embodiment shown, the reinforcement ...

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A structurally reinforced panel and a method of forming the panel are disclosed. The reinforced panel includes a panel portion, a reinforcement material and a backing material disposed thereon.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to a structurally reinforced panel of an automotive vehicle or other article of manufacture, and more particularly to a panel structurally reinforced with a member formed of a reinforcement material and a backing material. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] For many years the transportation industry has been concerned with designing structural members that do not add significantly to the weight of a vehicle. At the same time, automotive applications require structural members capable of providing reinforcement to targeted portions of the vehicle such as vehicle panels. It is known to apply a layer of heat activated matrix material along with a fibrous reinforcement material to panels of automotive vehicles for structurally reinforcing the panels. However, the fibrous materials that are used to achieve reinforcement of the panels can be expensive. Additionally, desired levels of reinforcement may not be achieved wi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B62D21/09B62D27/02E04C2/08E04C2/38
CPCB62D21/09E04C2/38E04C2/08B62D27/026B60J5/0452B62D25/10B62D29/002
Inventor BARZ, WILLIAM J.
Owner ZEPHYROS INC
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