CFRP Resin Bolt Structure for Higher Tensile and Bending Strength
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fiber-reinforced resin bolts have insufficient strength due to linearly arranged long fibers at the outer peripheral parts and bent fibers at the axial center, which limits their tensile and bending force resistance.
Innovation Solution
A method of manufacturing fiber-reinforced resin bolts by winding reinforcing fiber resin tapes concentrically around a winding axis and curing them within a die with a screw-shaped inner wall, resulting in a spirally extended reinforcing fiber layer that enhances tensile and bending force resistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If long fibers are arranged linearly at outer peripheral parts and bent at axial center part, then the bolt structure is formed, but the strength is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from conventional linear/bent fiber arrangement to a three-dimensional spiral arrangement by winding reinforcing fiber resin tapes concentrically around a winding axis. This dimensional change allows fibers to be oriented at an angle to the axial direction, enabling simultaneous resistance to both tensile and bending forces, thereby resolving the strength insufficiency while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces spiral curvature in fiber arrangement by winding tapes around a central axis at specific angles. This curved configuration optimizes force distribution throughout the bolt structure, allowing the fibers to effectively resist both axial tensile loads and circumferential bending loads, thus improving overall bolt strength compared to linear arrangements.
2Ease of manufacture
If fibers are arranged only in axial direction, then manufacturing is simplified, but tensile and bending force resistance is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds angular dimension to fiber orientation by winding tapes at a specific angle relative to the axial direction. This creates a spiral configuration that simultaneously provides tensile strength (along the fiber direction) and bending resistance (through the spiral geometry), achieving enhanced force resistance without significantly complicating the manufacturing process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite reinforcing fiber resin tapes that combine high-strength fibers with resin matrix. This composite structure maintains ease of manufacturing through tape form while providing superior mechanical properties including both tensile and bending resistance, overcoming the limitations of simple axial fiber arrangements.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The method produces bolts with significantly higher strength than conventional fiber-reinforced resin bolts, capable of withstanding axial tensile and circumferential bending forces effectively, while maintaining a lightweight structure.
Implementation Method 1
pressurizing the reinforcing fiber resin tape layer (10) placed in the die (40) from one direction of the winding axis toward the other, thereby curing the resin of the reinforcing fiber resin tape layer (10)
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a fiber-reinforced resin bolt having a strength higher than that of a conventional fiber-reinforced resin bolt. A fiber-reinforced resin bolt 1 formed by a winding step of winding a CFRP resin tape 14, which is formed in a band shape by integrating CFRP 12 with a thermosetting resin in such a manner that the CFRP 12 is oriented in a longitudinal direction, so that the CFRP 12 is arranged concentrically around a winding axis, thereby forming a CFRP resin tape layer 10; and a curing step of placing the CFRP resin tape layer 10 formed by the winding step in a die 40 whose inner wall surface is formed with a screw shape, pressurizing the die 40 in which the CFRP resin tape layer 10 is placed from one direction of the winding axis to the other, and heating the die 40 with a heater 82, thereby curing the resin containing the CFRP resin tape layer 10.


