Vehicle components formed with epoxidized chopped glass bonded to a thermoset matrix
US11135816B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB32B2605/08
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process is provided for molding a resin matrix around a distribution of well distributed epoxy coated glass fibers to produce an article. The article is mass produced by the molding process based on a one or more layer structure, with an outer panel having a high degree of surface smoothness common to automotive body panels and a comparatively high tensile strength joinder thereto. The epoxy coated glass fibers are present in a single panel of an article or all such panels of a multiple layer article. The epoxy coated glass fibers can be present in an articles in a form of: chopped glass fibers that are intermixed and vary in orientation, a woven roving containing predominately epoxy glass fibers with carbon fibers dispersed there through, or non-woven fiber mats.
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