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公开(公告)号:US11780263B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US17090306
申请日:2020-11-05
发明人: William R. Rodgers , Xiaosong Huang
IPC分类号: B60B5/02 , B60B21/04 , B29C70/48 , B29C70/74 , B60B1/14 , B60B3/04 , B29K705/12 , B60B27/02 , B29K307/04 , B29L31/32 , B29K63/00 , B29K105/08 , B29K705/02
CPC分类号: B60B5/02 , B29C70/48 , B29C70/747 , B60B1/14 , B60B3/042 , B60B3/045 , B60B21/04 , B29K2063/00 , B29K2105/0845 , B29K2307/04 , B29K2705/02 , B29K2705/12 , B29L2031/32 , B60B27/02 , B60B2310/204 , B60B2310/302 , B60B2360/102 , B60B2360/104 , B60B2360/106 , B60B2360/108 , B60B2360/341 , B60B2360/3412 , B60B2360/3416 , B60B2360/3418 , B60B2360/368 , B60B2900/111 , B60B2900/112 , B60B2900/311
摘要: Presented are hybrid metal and fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite wheels for vehicle wheel assemblies, methods for making/using such wheels, and motor vehicles equipped with such wheels. A wheel for a motor vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel face with multiple spokes that are circumferentially spaced about and project radially outward from a central hub. The central hub rotatably attaches to the vehicle's body, e.g., via a corner module. The wheel face is fabricated, e.g., as a one-piece structure, from an FRP material. A wheel barrel, which circumscribes the wheel face, includes an annular rim that mounts thereon an inflatable tire. The wheel barrel is fabricated, e.g., as a one-piece structure, from a metallic material. Multiple overmold through holes and/or inset tabs are circumferentially spaced about the annular rim. The FRP material extends through and/or surrounds the overmold through holes/inset tabs and thereby mounts the wheel face to the wheel barrel.
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公开(公告)号:US11358330B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-14
申请号:US16355062
申请日:2019-03-15
IPC分类号: B29C64/209 , B29C64/118 , B29C64/295 , B29C64/336 , B29L31/30 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00
摘要: A fused filament deposition head is employed for depositing filament materials on workpieces to join the workpieces together. The workpieces can be of an automotive application, aerospace application, or something else. The fused filament deposition head, in an example, has a feed end, a dispensing end, and a heater. The feed end introduces more than one filament in the fused filament deposition head, as demanded in the larger application. The dispensing end delivers materials of the filaments to the underlying workpieces. The materials are delivered together. The heater serves to heat the filaments as they travel through the fused filament deposition head. The filaments can include a filament having a core portion of liquid-crystal polymer material.
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公开(公告)号:US11273611B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-15
申请号:US16594288
申请日:2019-10-07
IPC分类号: B29C70/00 , B33Y80/00 , B29B11/00 , B29B13/00 , B29C70/46 , B29C70/54 , B29B13/02 , B29B11/16 , B29B11/14 , B29L31/30
摘要: 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:US20210086411A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-25
申请号:US16580698
申请日:2019-09-24
发明人: William R. Rodgers , Robert Joseph Reuter , Xiaosong Huang , Timothy M. Boundy , Robert J. Schlenke , Brian McPeck
摘要: An interior trim panel for a vehicle includes a leather layer defining a feature having a radius of less than five millimeters, and a backing layer adhered to the leather layer and providing a support structure for the leather layer. A method of forming the interior trim panel includes clamping the leather layer in a frame to securely fix the edges of the leather layer, positioning the leather layer between compression mold dies defining a complementary surface having a feature with a radius of less than five millimeters, and compressing the leather layer between the dies.
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公开(公告)号:US20200061700A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-27
申请号:US16112110
申请日:2018-08-24
摘要: Systems and methods for additive manufacturing of a metallic component using a metal-powder paste are described. The metal-powder paste is a mixture including a non-uniform metal powder and a flowable additive. The metal-powder paste is applied to a surface of a substrate and spread to thereby produce a uniform-thickness layer in areas corresponding to the metallic component. The flowable additive is driven off using thermal energy to thereby form a layer of the non-uniform metal powder having a uniform thickness. The non-uniform metal powder is then fused to the substrate to thereby form the metallic component.
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公开(公告)号:US09815261B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-14
申请号:US14036023
申请日:2013-09-25
发明人: Alan L. Browne , Tao Xie , John C. Ulicny , William R. Rodgers , Nilesh D. Mankame , Xingcheng Xiao , Nancy L. Johnson , Jessica A. Schroeder , John N. Owens , Ingrid Rousseau , Hamid G. Kia , Paul E. Krajewski
CPC分类号: B32B27/38 , A61L2400/16 , B25J15/008 , B32B7/06 , B32B7/12 , B32B15/04 , B32B27/06 , B32B37/12 , B32B37/144 , B32B2307/748 , B32B2405/00 , C08L2201/12 , Y10T156/10 , Y10T428/31515
摘要: One variation includes a method including using a reversible dry adhesive system to reversibly couple a first substrate to a second substrate. One variation includes a method including using a reversible dry adhesive system to reversibly couple a first substrate to a second substrate during building or reconfiguring a product.
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公开(公告)号:US20150086791A1
公开(公告)日:2015-03-26
申请号:US14036023
申请日:2013-09-25
发明人: Alan L. Browne , Tao Xie , John C. Ulicny , William R. Rodgers , Nilesh D. Mankame , Xingcheng Xiao , Nancy L. Johnson , Jessica A. Schroeder , John N. Owens , Ingrid Rousseau , Hamid G. Kia , Paul E. Krajewski
CPC分类号: B32B27/38 , A61L2400/16 , B25J15/008 , B32B7/06 , B32B7/12 , B32B15/04 , B32B27/06 , B32B37/12 , B32B37/144 , B32B2307/748 , B32B2405/00 , C08L2201/12 , Y10T156/10 , Y10T428/31515
摘要: One variation includes a method including using a reversible dry adhesive system to reversibly couple a first substrate to a second substrate. One variation includes a method including using a reversible dry adhesive system to reversibly couple a first substrate to a second substrate during building or reconfiguring a product.
摘要翻译: 一个变型包括一种方法,包括使用可逆干燥粘合剂系统将第一基底可逆地耦合到第二基底。 一个变型包括一种方法,包括在构建或重新配置产品期间使用可逆干燥粘合剂系统将第一衬底可逆地耦合到第二衬底。
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公开(公告)号:US11111610B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-07
申请号:US16018434
申请日:2018-06-26
摘要: 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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公开(公告)号:US20210245405A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-12
申请号:US16783507
申请日:2020-02-06
发明人: Ronald C. Daul , Yana Aliaj , William R. Rodgers
IPC分类号: B29C37/00 , C08K3/04 , C08F283/01
摘要: 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:US20200290271A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-17
申请号:US16355062
申请日:2019-03-15
IPC分类号: B29C64/209 , B29C64/118 , B29C64/295 , B29C64/336
摘要: A fused filament deposition head is employed for depositing filament materials on workpieces to join the workpieces together. The workpieces can be of an automotive application, aerospace application, or something else. The fused filament deposition head, in an example, has a feed end, a dispensing end, and a heater. The feed end introduces more than one filament in the fused filament deposition head, as demanded in the larger application. The dispensing end delivers materials of the filaments to the underlying workpieces. The materials are delivered together. The heater serves to heat the filaments as they travel through the fused filament deposition head. The filaments can include a filament having a core portion of liquid-crystal polymer material.
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