FLEXIBLE STRUCTURE, FOLDABLE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEM

• Main Authors: TANAKA YUJI, IWABUCHI YOSHIMASA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 18.07.2023
• Subjects: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OFTHREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVEAGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING,STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; 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

To provide a flexible structure with excellent flexibility and strength and easy three-dimensional processing, a foldable structure having the flexible structure, and a method for manufacturing them.SOLUTION: A flexible structure is equipped with a plurality of unidirectional fiber reinforced resin members including reinforcing fibers oriented in a longitudinal direction of a member and thermoplastic resin. The plurality of unidirectional fiber reinforced resin members are arranged in a plane so that their longitudinal directions are substantially parallel, and are arranged side by side along a direction of stress applied to the flexible structure.SELECTED DRAWING: None 【課題】本発明は、柔軟性及び強度に優れ、立体加工が容易な柔軟構造体、該柔軟構造体を有する可折構造体、及びそれらの製造方法を提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】部材の長手方向に配向する強化繊維と、熱可塑性樹脂と、を含む、複数の一方向繊維強化樹脂部材を備えた柔軟構造体であって、複数の一方向繊維強化樹脂部材は、それぞれの長手方向が略平行となるように平面状に配設され、且つ、柔軟構造体にかかる応力方向に沿って並べて配設されることを特徴とする、柔軟構造体。【選択図】なし