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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott Nydam, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Aref Vandadi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stavros Melabiotis, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/08 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B62D 25/10 (2006.01); D05B 93/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/005 (2013.01); B29C 70/08 (2013.01); B62D 25/082 (2013.01); B62D 25/10 (2013.01); D05B 93/00 (2013.01); D10B 2101/12 (2013.01); D10B 2505/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plurality of structural fibers are laid onto a substrate. The plurality of structural fibers are stitched together with a thread in a specified stitching pattern to form a composite preform. The thread in the specified stitching pattern secures the structural fibers to each other such that the structural fibers provide a tailored load path within the composite preform and presents a visible image on an outer surface of the composite preform.