Composite material structural member and method of manufacturing the composite material structural member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10611328-B2
Application number	US-201715813971-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2017
Priority date	Jan 10, 2017
Publication date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020

Abstract

A composite material structural member including a core member, composite material members, and at least one composite material sheet. The members are disposed around the core member and are adhered to each other to form a hollow space. The composite material sheet is disposed between the core member and the members so as to overlap the bonded portion between the members. The composite material sheet forms a hollow composited structure together with the members.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A composite material structural member comprising:
a core member;
composite material members disposed around the core member and adhered to each other to form a hollow space, wherein each composite material member is disposed only partially around the perimeter of the core member; and
at least one composite material sheet, the sheet being disposed between the core member and the members so as to overlap a bonded portion between the members, the sheet forming a hollow composite material structure together with the members,
wherein the at least one composite material sheet comprises a first composite material sheet disposed between a member among the members and the core member, a second composite material sheet disposed between another member among the members and the core member, and a third composite material sheet disposed across the first composite material sheet and the second composite material sheet,
wherein the third composite material sheet overlaps a bonded portion between the composite material members, and
wherein the second composite material sheet enters a bonded interface between the composite material members.

2. The composite material structural member according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one composite material sheet is disposed across an entire periphery of the core member in a predetermined cross section of the structural member.

3. The composite material structural member according to claim 2 ,
wherein in the at least one composite material sheet, a composite material sheet that overlaps the bonded portion between the members overlaps another composite material sheet.

4. The composite material structural member according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one composite material sheet further comprises a sheet that is disposed from an area between at least one member among the members and the core member, and across a bonded interface between the members.

5. The composite material structural member according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one composite material sheet comprises the first composite material sheet disposed between the member among the members and the core member, the second composite material sheet that is disposed between another member among the members and the core member and that is disposed so that the edge thereof overlaps the first composite material sheet.

6. The composite material structural member according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one composite material sheet comprises the single composite material sheet that is disposed across an entire periphery of the core member in a predetermined cross section of the structural member.

7. The composite material structural member according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the at least one composite material sheet, a composite material sheet that overlaps the bonded portion between the members overlaps another composite material sheet.

8. The composite material structural member according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one composite material sheet further comprises a sheet that is disposed from an area between at least one member among the members and the core member, and across a bonded interface between the members.

9. The composite material structural member according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one composite material sheet comprises the first composite material sheet disposed between the member among the members and the core member, the second composite material sheet that is disposed between another member among the members and the core member and that is disposed so that the edge thereof overlaps the first composite material sheet.

10. The composite material structural member according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one composite material sheet comprises the single composite material sheet that is disposed across an entire periphery of the core member in a predetermined cross section of the structural member.

11. The composite material structural member according to claim 1 ,
wherein each composite material member is a half body.

12. A method of manufacturing the composite material structural member of claim 1 , the method comprising:
fabricating the composite material members capable of being adhered to each other to form a hollow space;
fabricating the core member capable of being disposed in a hollow portion formed by the members;
laminating the at least one composite material sheet in an area that is on an outer peripheral surface of the core member and that overlaps at least a bonded portion between the members;
fabricating a layered structure by laminating the composite material members around the core member on which the at least one composite material sheet is laminated, and by adhering the composite material members to each other; and
heating and curing the layered structure to form the composite material structural member.

Assignees

• Subaru Corp

Inventors

• Mukainakano Yuya

Classifications

• B29C70/865

  completely encapsulated · CPC title

• B60R19/565 Primary

  on vehicle sides · CPC title

• B29C70/683

  Pretreatment of the preformed part, e.g. insert · CPC title

• B29K2101/10

  Thermosetting resins · CPC title

• B29C65/70

  by moulding (using a particular moulding technique, see the relevant technique {, e.g. by injection B29C45/14467}) · CPC title