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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 22, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Coats American Inc, Marion, NC (US);
Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju, Troy, MI (US);
Selina Xinyue Zhao, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
George Han, Marion, NC (US);
Colin Rowbottom, Marion, NC (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
COATS AMERICAN INC, Marion, NC (US);
Abstract
A method for fabricating a composite panel comprising stitching a plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in N first zones and M second zones of a backing substrate of a preform. The N first zones are arranged near C corners of the composite panel, where C is an integer. The plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in the N first zones is arranged radially relative to the C corners. At least one of a fiber density of the plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in the N first zones that is less than a fiber density of the plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in the M second zones, and a stitch density of the plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in the N first zones that is less than a stitch density of the plurality of first continuous reinforcing fibers in the M second zones.