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公开(公告)号:US10302198B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-28
申请号:US15346325
申请日:2016-11-08
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Marie-Christine G. Jones , William R. Rodgers , David R. Staley
Abstract: A sealing interface configured to prevent galvanic corrosion of a container having parts made of dissimilar materials includes a first part, a second part, and a sealant. The first part has a first sealing surface and a first exterior surface substantially perpendicular to the first sealing surface. The second part has a second sealing surface and a second exterior surface substantially perpendicular to the second sealing surface. One of the parts includes an external sealing chamfer on the respective sealing surface extending to the respective exterior surface. The sealant at least fills a space formed between the external sealing chamfer and the sealing surface of the other of the parts when the parts are connected, forming a barrier between the parts such that the exterior surfaces of the parts are not in contact and are separated by the sealant. The exterior surfaces may be flush when the parts are connected.
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公开(公告)号:US20150165833A1
公开(公告)日:2015-06-18
申请号:US14107032
申请日:2013-12-16
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Inventor: William R. Rodgers , Hamid G. Kia , Mark W. Verbrugge , Michael J. Irwin
CPC classification number: B60C19/00 , B60C5/002 , B60C5/02 , B60C7/00 , B60C9/0028 , B60C9/0042 , B60C2019/004 , Y10T152/10009
Abstract: A lightweight spare tire system. The lightweight spare tire system includes a carbon fiber composite vehicle rim that is suitable for use with a spare tire and a lightweight tire that is suitable for use with the carbon fiber composite rim. The lightweight tire and rim creates a lightweight spare wheel that may be used on a vehicle.
Abstract translation: 轻型备胎系统。 轻型备胎系统包括适用于备用轮胎和适用于碳纤维复合轮辋的轻质轮胎的碳纤维复合车辆轮辋。 轻便的轮胎和轮辋产生可用于车辆的轻型备胎。
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公开(公告)号:US12064902B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-20
申请号:US17531318
申请日:2021-11-19
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: William R. Rodgers , Terrence Wathen , Selina Xinyue Zhao , Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju
CPC classification number: B29B11/16 , B29C70/222
Abstract: The present application discloses a method of making a preform for use in manufacturing a component made of a composite material. The method includes stitching fibers onto a film to form a fiber bed in a two-dimensional shape, removing the film from the fiber bed, and adjusting the fiber bed into a three-dimensional shape to form the preform.
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公开(公告)号:US11724746B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-15
申请号:US17500613
申请日:2021-10-13
Inventor: Balbir Singh Sangha , Len V. Peschansky , Manish Pamwar , Fred M. Marquardt , William R. Rodgers , Bruce N. Greve , David Kennedy , Adrian Bica , Bikramjit Sarkaria
Abstract: A chassis assembly having mixed material for reduced mass is provided. The assembly comprises an upper structure comprised of metal. The upper structure has a plurality of first bond surfaces, each of which is parallel with each other at varying elevations relative to a z-axis of a 3-dimensional coordinate thereof. The assembly further comprises a lower structure made of a polymer composite. The lower structure has a plurality of second bond surfaces, each of which is parallel with each other at varying elevations relative to the z-axis thereof. The second bond surfaces are arranged to align with the first bond surfaces in complementing relation such that the lower structure is joined with the upper structure at the first and second bond surfaces. The assembly further comprises an adhesive disposed between the first and second bond surfaces to join the lower and upper structures at the first and second bond surfaces, defining a bond gap between the first and second bond surfaces.
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公开(公告)号:US11679532B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-20
申请号:US16783507
申请日:2020-02-06
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Ronald C. Daul , Yana Aliaj , William R. Rodgers
IPC: B29C37/00 , C08F283/01 , C08K3/04 , C09D167/06 , B29K67/00
CPC classification number: B29C37/0028 , C08F283/01 , C08K3/042 , C09D167/06 , B29K2067/06 , C08K2201/001
Abstract: An in-mold coating includes graphene and a base material including an unsaturated polyester and/or a vinyl ester monomer. A part includes a main body formed of a polymeric sheet molding compound and an in-mold coating disposed on the main body, where the in-mold coating includes graphene and a base material that comprises an unsaturated polyester and/or a vinyl ester monomer. A method of creating an in-mold coating includes providing a base material comprising at least one of an unsaturated polyester and a vinyl ester monomer, and the method further includes adding graphene to the base material.
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公开(公告)号:US11642819B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-09
申请号:US16773516
申请日:2020-01-27
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju , William R. Rodgers , Selina X. Zhao , Terrence Wathen
CPC classification number: B29C45/14065 , B29C31/008 , B29C33/16 , B29C33/32 , B29C45/14008 , H01F1/04 , B29C2045/14131
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite component according to various aspects of the present disclosure includes disposing a fiber preform in a mold. The fiber preform includes a first portion having a first edge and a second portion having a second edge. The first edge and the second edge cooperate to at least partially define a gap. One of the first portion or the second portion includes a first ferromagnetic material and the other of the first portion or the second portion includes a first magnetic or magnetizable component. The method further includes closing the gap by generating a magnetic field from the first magnetic or magnetizable component. The method further includes injecting a polymer precursor into the mold. The method further includes forming the composite component by solidifying the polymer precursor to form a polymer. The composite component includes the fiber preform and the polymer.
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公开(公告)号:US11584044B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US16555762
申请日:2019-08-29
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Bhavesh Shah , William R. Rodgers , Mark A. Voss , Terrence Wathen
Abstract: A method is provided for forming a near-net thermoplastic composite component includes co-spraying a mixture comprising a thermoplastic polymer material and a chopped reinforcing material deposited onto at least one region associated with a tool having a first temperature and defining a near-net component shape. The mixture and adjacent tool is heated to a second temperature while the mixture is on the tool. The first temperature is below the solidification temperature of the thermoplastic polymer material and the second temperature is above the solidification temperature. Then, the mixture is exposed to a negative pressure to promote removal of gases from the mixture and put under compressive force to densify the mixture. The thermoplastic polymer material melts and flows. The tool is cooled to the first temperature and removing the mixture to form the near-net thermoplastic composite component having randomly oriented chopped reinforcement material distributed within a thermoplastic polymer matrix.
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公开(公告)号:US20210101350A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-08
申请号:US16594288
申请日:2019-10-07
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju , William R. Rodgers , Selina X. Zhao
Abstract: A reinforced preform includes a sheet of reinforced material having opposed first and second edges, with each edge having a respective first connection point located therealong. The preform also includes first and second tethers, with each tether being attached at a respective first end thereof to a respective one of the first connection points and having a respective second end thereof terminating in at least one of: a respective loop tied at the respective second end, a respective knot tied at the respective second end, a respective graspable member to which the respective second end is connected, and an attachment to a respective second connection point located along a perimeter of the sheet. A method and mold for molding a reinforced preform are also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US10589477B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-17
申请号:US15144625
申请日:2016-05-02
Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC , Teijin Limited
Inventor: Xiaosong Huang , Selina X. Zhao , Elisabeth J. Berger , William R. Rodgers , Tomohiro Ryutani , Glen Novak
IPC: B29C73/10 , B29C35/08 , B29C70/44 , B29K101/12 , B29K105/00
Abstract: Methods of repairing a defect in a polymeric composite structure are provided. The methods include disposing a patch over a defect in a polymeric composite structure; disposing a textured sheet over the polymeric patch, applying pressure to the polymeric patch and the textured sheet; and heating the polymeric patch. The textured sheet has a surface texture that is a negative of a surface texture of the polymeric composite structure.
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公开(公告)号:US20190390379A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-26
申请号:US16018434
申请日:2018-06-26
Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Inventor: Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju , William R. Rodgers
Abstract: Methods for forming composite articles include providing a non-crimp fabric (NCF) comprising a plurality of fiber plies maintained in a layup by stitching, wherein the stitching exhibits a lower structural tolerance to heat and/or UV light relative to the fiber plies, selectively degrading the stitching in one or more areas using heat or UV light, draping the NCF on a contoured article, applying a polymer matrix material to the draped NCF, and curing the polymer matrix material to form a contoured composite article. The stitching can be degraded in regions of the NCF which, when draped on the contoured article, correspond to topological features of the contoured article. Degrading the stitching can comprise breaking the stitching. The fiber plies can comprise carbon fibers, glass fibers, and/or basalt fibers. The contoured article can be tooling and/or an automotive component. The NCF can be a bi-axial NCF.
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