Fiber-reinforced member and method for manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10730246-B2
Application number	US-201715469263-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2017
Priority date	Mar 24, 2016
Publication date	Aug 4, 2020
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020

Abstract

A fiber-reinforced member includes: a base member having a tubular region with an outer circumferential surface extending along and substantially in parallel with an axial direction; and a fiber-reinforced resin layer constituted of a tow prepreg wound in an overlapping manner to cover the outer circumferential surface of the base member along a predetermined direction crossing the axial direction when viewed in a radial direction of the base member, the tow prepreg serving as a widened tape-like member. The tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer has a portion having a fiber line extending along a direction crossing the predetermined direction. A size of a width of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer is not less than 100 times and not more than 400 times as large as a size of a thickness of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer in the radial direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fiber-reinforced member comprising:
a base member having a tubular region with an outer circumferential surface extending along and substantially in parallel with an axial direction; and
a fiber-reinforced resin layer constituted of a tow prepreg wound in an overlapping manner to cover the outer circumferential surface of the base member along a predetermined direction crossing the axial direction when viewed in a radial direction of the base member, the tow prepreg serving as a widened tape-like member,
the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer having a portion having a small fiber bundle extending along a direction crossing the predetermined direction in which the portion extends and a fiber line extending along a direction crossing the predetermined direction in which the portion extends,
a size of a width of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer being not less than 100 times and not more than 400 times as large as a size of a thickness of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer in the radial direction.

2. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 1 , wherein
the fiber-reinforced resin layer includes: a first fiber-reinforced resin layer constituted of the tape-like member wound at a first angle relative to the axial direction when viewed in the radial direction of the base member; and a second fiber-reinforced resin layer constituted of the tape-like member wound at a second angle relative to the axial direction when viewed in the radial direction, the second angle being different from the first angle positively and negatively,
the tape-like member constituting the first fiber-reinforced resin layer crosses the tape-like member constituting the second fiber-reinforced resin layer when viewed in the radial direction of the base member,
the tape-like member constituting the first fiber-reinforced resin layer has a first fiber line extending along a direction crossing a direction represented by the first angle,
the tape-like member constituting the second fiber-reinforced resin layer has a second fiber line extending along a direction crossing a direction represented by the second angle,
a size of a width of the tape-like member constituting the first fiber-reinforced resin layer being not less than 100 times and not more than 400 times as large as a size of a thickness of the tape-like member constituting the first fiber-reinforced resin layer, and
a size of a width of the tape-like member constituting the second fiber-reinforced resin layer being not less than 100 times and not more than 400 times as large as a size of a thickness of the tape-like member constituting the second fiber-reinforced resin layer.

3. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 2 , wherein each of the first fiber-reinforced resin layer and the second fiber-reinforced resin layer has a resin content of not less than 29 weight % and not more than 33 weight %.

4. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 2 , wherein an absolute value of each of the first angle and the second angle is not less than 30° and not more than 80°.

5. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 2 , wherein the first fiber-reinforced resin layer and the second fiber-reinforced resin layer are layered alternately in the radial direction of the tubular region.

6. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 1 , wherein the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer is wound such that one of a pair of loops adjacent to each other in the wound tape-like member in a direction along the axial direction overlaps with at least a portion of the other of the pair of loops.

7. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 6 , wherein on the outer circumferential surface, the fiber-reinforced resin layer forms a third angle of not less than 30° and not more than 80° relative to a central line extending along the axial direction when viewed in the radial direction of the base member.

8. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 2 , wherein
the base member includes a third fiber-reinforced resin layer,
the third fiber-reinforced resin layer has a third fiber bundle, and
a third angle formed by an extending direction of the third fiber bundle relative to the axial direction is different from the first angle.

9. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 1 , wherein the base member is a hollow tank member.

10. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 1 , wherein the base member is a pipe-like member.

Assignees

• Mizuno Kk
• Mizuno Technics Corp

Inventors

• Iwata Mototaka
• Aizawa Katsuyuki

Classifications

• B29C70/30

  Shaping by lay-up, i.e. applying fibres, tape or broadsheet on a mould, former or core; Shaping by spray-up, i.e. spraying of fibres on a mould, former or core · CPC title

• B29C70/207 Primary

  arranged in parallel planes of fibres crossing at substantial angles · CPC title

• B29C53/582 Primary

  comprising reinforcements, e.g. wires, threads · CPC title

• B29C70/0035

  comprising two or more matrix materials · CPC title

• F16L9/121

  with three layers · CPC title