US4413860A
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Composite disc
Assignee: Akzo NV
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Filing: 1981-10-26
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Granted: 1983-11-08
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Expires: 2001-10-26
Abstract
Abstract Method of manufacture of discs of fiber-reinforced composite comprising layers of segments with axial and circumferential fiber alignment for superior stiffness and resistance to radial and circumferential stresses in the plane of the disc.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger Prescott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:30
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/06; B29C70/08; B29C70/10; B29C70/16; B29C70/20; B60; B60B; B60B5/00; B60B5/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/902; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/21; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24058; Y10T428/24074; Y10T428/24091; Y10T428/24099; Y10T428/24116; Y10T428/24124; Y10T428/24132; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2918; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2117; Y10T74/2119; Y10T74/212
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A fiber reinforced composite disc comprised of a plurality of plies consisting of (A) and (B) wedge-shaped isosceles triangular segments cut from a parallel lay-up fiber-resin prepreg tape with the angle at the vertex of the two equal sides of no more than 60°, said vertex being coincident with the center of each of said plies of said disc, a line bisecting said vertex angle to the midpoint of the base of said isosceles triangular segment opposite said vertex being coincident with a radius of said disc, each of said (A) segments having fibers approximately parallel to said radius and normal to said base, each of said (B) segments having fibers approximately normal to said radius and approximately parallel to said base, each of said plies consisting of all said (A) or all of said (B) segments laid up with the sides of equal length abutting and coincident with radii of said disc, said bases forming a regular polygon defining a rim, said plies stacked with the centers in alignment and the edges defined by said sides of equal length of said segments off-set between said plies.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A fiber reinforced composite disc comprised of a plurality of plies consisting of (A) and (B) wedge-shaped isosceles triangular segments cut from a parallel lay-up fiber-resin prepreg tape with the angle at the vertex of the two equal sides of no more than 60°, said vertex being coincident with the center of each of said plies of said disc, a line bisecting said vertex angle to the midpoint of the base of said isosceles triangular segment opposite said vertex being coincident with a radius of said disc, each of said (A) segments having fibers approximately parallel to said radius and normal to said base, each of said (B) segments having fibers approximately normal to said radius and approximately parallel to said base, each of said plies consisting of all said (A) or all of said (B) segments laid up with the sides of equal length abutting and coincident with radii of said disc, said bases forming a regular polygon defining a rim, said plies stacked with the centers in alignment and the edges defined by said sides of equal length of said segments off-set between said plies.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The disc of claim 1 wherein the boundary defining a plurality of polygons is machined to a boundary defining a right cylinder with the same axis as the original said disc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The disc of claim 1 wherein the type (A) and type (B) plies are laid up in an alternating manner, exemplified by a pattern of layers of plies denoted as ABABABA.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The disc of claim 1 wherein the formed segments have an angular width from about 5° to about 45°.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The disc of claim 1 to which an appropriate rim and tire have been affixed making said disc suitable for use as a wheel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
A kinetic energy storage flywheel comprising the disc of claim 1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The disc of claim 1 wherein the type (A) and type (B) plies are laid up in a regularly occuring sequential pattern.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The disc of claim 1 wherein the segments forming the separate plies are cut from a carbon fiber-thermosetting resin prepreg composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
85 words
The disc of claim 1 wherein the resin is an epoxy resin-curing agent composition, and the angle at the vertex of the two equal sides is from 5° to 45°, said disc being produced by laying up a plurality of said plies and pressing said disc in a compression mold at approximately 689 k Pa (100 psi), and curing for two hours at approximately 177° C. (350° F.) and machining to a right cylinder with the same central axis as the original series of polygons.
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