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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Toray Industries, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); B29C 44/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/20 (2006.01); B32B 5/24 (2006.01); B29K 105/12 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/12 (2013.01); B29C 44/1228 (2013.01); B29C 45/1642 (2013.01); B32B 3/26 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 5/20 (2013.01); B32B 5/245 (2013.01); B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2105/04 (2013.01); B29K 2105/08 (2013.01); B29K 2105/12 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B32B 2250/40 (2013.01); B32B 2260/021 (2013.01); B32B 2260/023 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/00 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2266/02 (2013.01); B32B 2266/025 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0214 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0228 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0235 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0242 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0257 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0264 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0278 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0292 (2013.01); B32B 2307/544 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are the following: a sandwich structure formed from a core component comprising a discontinuous reinforcing fiber, a thermoplastic resin and voids, and a skin component comprising a continuous reinforcing fiber and a matrix resin, wherein in the core component, 30% or more of the discontinuous reinforcing fiber is covered with the thermoplastic resin and monofilaments of the discontinuous reinforcing fiber intersect one another via the thermoplastic resin; an integrally formed article using the sandwich structure; and methods for the production therefor.