摘要:
An improved energy absorbing member comprising, an thermoplastic cellular polymer in contact with a structural element such as a metal guard rail or automotive door, wherein the cellular polymer has an average cell size of at least about 0.75 mm and at least one of C E /C T , C V /C T and C H /C T is about 0.25 to about 0.4 said one of C E /C T , C v /C τ and C H /C T having a compressive efficiency of at least 70% at a 60% strain, C E , C v and C H being the compressive strength of the cellular polymer in each of three orthogonal directions E, V and H where one of these directions is the direction of maximum compressive strength in the foam and C x equals the sum of C E , C v and C H .
摘要:
The present invention includes an article of manufacture with a layer with a plurality of corrugations to form an energy absorbing structure, where each corrugation has a floor and two walls connecting the floor to the base layer and the length of each corrugation is longer than the widest width of the corrugation. The present invention also includes an energy absorbing structure with a multi-layer energy absorber having a layer with a plurality of surface features and a second layer with a second plurality of surface features wherein the surface features of one layer are nested within the surface features of the other layer such that the base layers are adjacent to each other. The present invention also includes a single step method of manufacturing the energy absorbers including forming a two layer material in a single step. Further, the present invention includes a method of absorbing impact energy that involves generating heat through friction between surface features on a pair of base layers.
摘要:
The present invention is a method to manufacture a shaped foam laminate article (5) comprising a foam laminate 83) with a first foam layer (15) and a second foam layer (2) and shaped foam laminate articles made therefrom. Specifically, the first foam of the first foam layer (15) having a vertical compressive balance equal to or greater than 0.40 and the second foam of the second foam layer (2) having a vertical compressive strength equal to or greater than the vertical compressive strength of the first foam layerb (15).
摘要:
Cushions for dynamic impact applications include anisotropic cellular polymers made in an extrusion, expanded bead or reactive foaming process. The anisotropic behavior represented by C E /C T , C V / C T and C H /C T , wherein C E , C V and C H represent the compressive strength of the cellular polymer in each of three orthogonal directions E , V and H , respectively, as measured by compressing a 25-50 mm thick sample of the cellular polymer at a strain rate of 0.08 s -1 to 25 % strain, C T represents the sum of C E , Cv and C H , and at least one of C E / C T , C V /C T and C H /C T has a value of at least 0.40, up to about 0.80. The cellular polymer also preferably has density of 1.75 to 2.35 pounds/cubic foot (28-35.2 KG/m 3 ) and a compressive stress in the direction of maximum compressive strength of 290-600 kPa at 25 % strain when used for headliner countermeasure applications. The cushions are useful in automotive applications such as automotive headliners, door panels, knee bolsters, pillars, headrests, seat backs, load floors or instrument panels.
摘要翻译:用于动态冲击应用的靠垫包括在挤出,膨胀珠或反应性发泡过程中制成的各向异性多孔聚合物。 由C / E / T T表示的各向异性行为
摘要:
The invention is a composite foam structure comprising a first segment of an anisotropic thermoplastic foam part and a second foam shaped part comprising an isotropic foam wherein the anisotropic foam block and isotropic foam part intersect along at least one common surface.
摘要:
The present invention includes an article of manufacture with a layer with a plurality of corrugations to form an energy absorbing structure, where each corrugation has a floor and two walls connecting the floor to the base layer and the length of each corrugation is longer than the widest width of the corrugation. The present invention also includes an energy absorbing structure with a multi-layer energy absorber having a layer with a plurality of surface features and a second layer with a second plurality of surface features wherein the surface features of one layer are nested within the surface features of the other layer such that the base layers are adjacent to each other. The present invention also includes a single step method of manufacturing the energy absorbers including forming a two layer material in a single step. Further, the present invention includes a method of absorbing impact energy that involves generating heat through friction between surface features on a pair of base layers.
摘要:
The invention a method of forming complex shape of styrenic polymer foams (10) in which a pressing surface is created, for example, by planing/machining a layer of an as formed extruded styrenic polymer plank, contacting said plank with a contoured die face and pressing the foam (10) to form the complex shape.
摘要:
The invention a method of forming complex shape of styrenic polymer foams in which a pressing surface is created, for example, by planing/machining a layer of an as formed extruded styrenic polymer plank, contacting said plank with a contoured die face and pressing the foam to form the complex shape.
摘要:
The invention is an energy absorbing member comprising, an amorphous thermoplastic cellular polymer in contact with a structural element, wherein at least about 50% of the cells of the amorphous cellular polymer are closed cells and the closed cells have a gas pressure that is about 0.5 atmosphere to about 1.4 atmospheres at ambient temperature.
摘要:
Composite structural parts such as energy-absorbing automotive parts are made by inserting a thermoplastic energy-absorbing component (3) into a mold (10), injecting a substrate polymer (4) into the mold, and molding the energy-absorbing component and the substrate polymer to form a composite (25) in which the substrate polymer is affixed to the energy-absorbing component without use of an intervening adhesive, and the structure of the energy-absorbing component is substantially preserved. The parts are made without secondary foam tooling, and thus can be produced at lower cost. In preferred embodiments, the substrate polymer and the energy-absorbing component are made from the same polymeric material, or different polymeric materials that are classified the same for recycling purposes. This allows scrap, used and damaged parts to be recycled without the need to separate them into their component parts.