COMPOSITE VEHICLE BODY

The embodiments herein provide a vehicle body (10) having an internal skeleton (16) and a skin (18) formed over the internal skeleton, the skin including a matrix material (M) and a plurality of continuous fibers (F) encased within the matrix material. The internal skeleton may also be formed of the...

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Main Authors STOCKETT, Ryan C, TYLER, Kenneth
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 22.07.2020
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
LAYERED PRODUCTS
LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:The embodiments herein provide a vehicle body (10) having an internal skeleton (16) and a skin (18) formed over the internal skeleton, the skin including a matrix material (M) and a plurality of continuous fibers (F) encased within the matrix material. The internal skeleton may also be formed of the plurality of continuous fibers, and the plurality of continuous fibers may extend into and form a portion of the skin. The matrix material may comprise a structural type matrix, for example a UV-curable liquid resin. The vehicle body may comprise a wing shape. The plurality of continuous fibers may extend in a curving trajectory from a base end near a fore/aft center of the wing shape outward toward leading and trailing edges of the wing shape at a tip end.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170867395