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Reinforced channel-shaped structural member

US5888600A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 3, 1996
Grant dateMar 30, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2902
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reinforced structural member has a channel-shaped laminate structure of a metal stamping, a channel-shaped foil and an intervening layer of structural foam. The reinforced structural member is formed by pressing a foil/resin preform into a channel and thermally expanding the resin to form a structural foam.

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