CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING
    11.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230375022A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-23

    申请号:US18030348

    申请日:2021-10-07

    申请人: Zephyros, Inc.

    IPC分类号: F16B11/00 B62K3/02

    CPC分类号: F16B11/008 B62K3/02

    摘要: The present teachings generally relate to a frame assembly comprising a connector device and a method for fabricating the same. The frame assembly comprises a member (12) and one or more connector devices (14A, 14B) coupled to and supporting opposing ends the member. Each of the one or more connector devices comprise a base member; a first projection extending from a first side of the base member, the projection defining a cavity; an end channel situated within the cavity and extending around a perimeter of the projection proximate the base member; a port extending from the end channel on the first side of the base member to a second side of the base member, the second side being in opposing relationship to the first side; and an adhesive, introduced via the port, situated within the end channel. Opposing ends of the member are situated within each of the cavities of two connector devices, respectively, and in contacting relationship with the adhesive.

    MULTIPLE STAGE DEFORMATION REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE FOR IMPACT ABSORPTION

    公开(公告)号:US20230129328A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US18145428

    申请日:2022-12-22

    申请人: Zephyros, Inc.

    摘要: A structural reinforcement for a vehicle comprising: a) a carrier having a base wall from which a plurality of projections extend, the plurality of projections including at least one first projection and at least one second projection and the at least one first projection having a height greater than a height of the at least one second projection; b) an activatable material which is heat activatable and affixed to the carrier, configured to secure the carrier in a cavity of the vehicle; wherein in event of an impact, the at least one first projection and second projection are configured to deform toward the base wall and/or in a direction of an impact load in response to the impact load; and the at least one first projection is configured to receive the impact load and deform before the at least one second projection receives the impact load and deforms.

    Composite materials
    17.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11618239B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-04

    申请号:US17332297

    申请日:2021-05-27

    申请人: Zephyros, Inc.

    摘要: Light weight composites with high flexural strength comprise epoxy foam sandwiched between two layers of facing material have high strength and low weight and can be used to replace steel structures. The facing layer may be fibrous material especially glass or carbon fibres, the facing material is preferably embedded into the epoxy matrix. Alternatively they may be matching box structures or concentric metal tubes. The sandwich structures may be prepared by laying up the fibre; coating and/or impregnating the layer with epoxy resin, laying a layer of heat activatable foamable epoxy material, providing a further layer of the fibrous material optionally coated and/or impregnated with epoxy resin on the foamable material and healing to foam and cure the epoxy materials. Alternatively they may be formed by extrusion of the foamable material between the surface layers.

    APPLICATION OF ADHESIVES
    19.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230082593A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-16

    申请号:US17950344

    申请日:2022-09-22

    申请人: Zephyros, Inc.

    摘要: Applying heat activatable adhesive to a substrate, the adhesive is solid at ambient temperature and can be melted at a temperature below its heat activation temperature wherein the adhesive formulation is supplied to a hot melt applicator where it is heated to above its melting point and below its activation temperature and the melt viscosity of the molten adhesive is controlled so that it can be ejected from the hot melt applicator onto a substrate to provide a coherent bead that adheres to the substrate and is dry to the touch on cooling and upon activation the adhesive is capable of expanding with a volume expansion greater than about 250%.

    Potting Paste for Honeycomb Reinforcement

    公开(公告)号:US20220396719A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17770168

    申请日:2020-11-10

    申请人: Zephyros, Inc.

    摘要: The invention relates to a potting paste composition for honeycomb reinforcement having improved fire retardancy characteristics. The potting paste composition comprises (a) a curable polymer; (b) a curing agent for the curable polymer; (c) a fire retardant comprising an ammonium polyphosphate in combination with an ingredient selected from the group consisting of metal hydroxides, expandable graphites, liquid phosphate esters, phosphorous organic compounds or salts thereof, and zeolites; and(d) a filler selected from the group consisting of polymeric microspheres, hollow glass microspheres, and thixotropic fillers; wherein the potting paste has an uncured density determined by the method according to EN ISO 1183 of not more than 0.7100 g/cm3, preferably of at most 0.680 g/cm3, more preferably of at most 0.673 g/cm3, still more preferably of at most 0.660 g/cm3, even more preferably of at most 0.658 g/cm3, yet more preferably of at most 0.653 g/cm3 and in particular of at most 0.620 g/cm3; and wherein the total content of the fire retardant is at least 5.0 wt.-%, preferably at least 10 wt.-%, more preferably at least 15 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the potting paste composition.