Resin plus aggregate panels with honeycomb structure and method for making the panels
Abstract
Abstract MOLDED PANELS AND THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PANELS ARE DISCLOSED. THE PANELS CONSIST OF RESIN PLUS AGGREGATE WITH A HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE IMBEDDED IN THE RESIN-AGGREGATE MIXUTRE. THE PANELS ARE LIGHT WEIGHT, HAVE A SURFACE HARDNESS EQUIVALENT TO MARBLE, CAN BE PRODUCED IN ANY COLOR, CAN BE MADE TO HAVE A MARBLE LIKE APPEARANCE, AND ARE MOISTURE RESISTANT. BRIEFLY, THE PANELS ARE MANUFACTURED BY MIXING THE AGGREGATE AND RESIN ALONG WITH THE DESIRED DYE IN A MIXER; THE MIX IS POURED INTO A MOLD THAT IS VIBRATED DURING POURING; AFTER THE MOLD IS FILLED, THE HONEYCOMB IS PRESSED INTO THE BACK OF THE MIX; THE MOLD IS THEN PLACED IN AN EVACUATED HEAT CHAMBER; REMOVED FROM THE HEAT CHAMBER AND PLACED IN A HEAT TUNNEL. AFTER THE MOLD TRAVELS THE LENGTH OF THE HEAT TUNNEL, IT IS COOLED AND THE PANEL IS REMOVED.
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- 👤 William D Greenlees
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