REINFORCED FOAM STRUCTURE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF FORMING, AND ARTICLE

• Main Authors: DIKEMAN, Erin M, TEUTSCH, Erich Otto, ZUBER, Peter, KLINEDINST, Keith
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.09.2019
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; WORKING-UP

A structure includes a thermoplastic foam body having first and second major surfaces, and channels extending partially or fully through the foam body and terminating at one or both major surfaces. The surfaces of some or all of the channels are reinforced, providing the structure with increased compressive strength. The structure, which can include a skin on either or both of the major surfaces, is useful for forming aviation interior components, including aviation overhead containers, aviation interior wall panels, and aviation trays.