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Assembly of several layers having one or more reinforcing layers and fiber reinforced plastic article produced therefrom
Assignee: Ineos Composites IP LLC
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Filing: 1988-04-26
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Granted: 1990-05-22
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Expires: 2008-04-26
Abstract
Abstract A fiber reinforced plastic article which has a resinous matrix and a reinforcing material is provided with a smooth surface which can be easily painted by using a knitted or woven textile fabric having at least one tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface as an external layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Javier Asensio
- 👤 Richard Hayman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:02
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/06; B29C70/10; B29C70/16; B29C70/24; B29C70/08; B29K; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0037; B29K2995/0072; B29K2995/0073; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23907; Y10T428/2395; Y10T428/23979; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3472; Y10T442/3504; Y10T442/3512
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
An assembly of several resin-impregnated layers having (a) one or more reinforcing layers produced of unidirectional, bidirectional, multidirectional or random fibers or combinations thereof produced of glass, boron or carbon fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers, silicon carbide fibers or mixtures thereof, and (b) one or two knitted or woven textile fabrics (2, 12) having at least one tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface, the textile fabric(s) (2, 12) being the external layer(s) of the assembly and the tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface of the textile fabric(s) forming the surface(s) of the assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
An assembly of several resin-impregnated layers having (a) one or more reinforcing layers produced of unidirectional, bidirectional, multidirectional or random fibers or combinations thereof produced of glass, boron or carbon fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers, silicon carbide fibers or mixtures thereof, and (b) one or two knitted or woven textile fabrics (2, 12) having at least one tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface, the textile fabric(s) (2, 12) being the external layer(s) of the assembly and the tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface of the textile fabric(s) forming the surface(s) of the assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein the textile fabric is produced of silk, wool, cotton, cellulose acetate, viscose cellulose, a polyamide, an acrylonitrile homo- or copolymer, a polyethylene glycol terephthalate, a polyester or a mixture thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein the textile fabric is a velvet, velour, plush, barchant or flannel fabric.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The assembly of claim 3 wherein the reinforcing layer(s) (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) (is) are at least partially produced of poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The assembly of claim 3 wherein the resin is a polyester, epoxy, phenolic, vinyl ester or acrylamate resin or a mixture thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The assembly of claim 3 wherein the textile fabric is a woven fabric having 20 or more ends per centimeter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein the reinforcing layer(s) (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) (is) are at least partially produced of poly-p-phenyleneterephthalamide fibers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein the layers are attached to each other by sewing, stitching, stapling or by adhesive fixation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein the resin is a polyester, epoxy, phenolic, vinyl ester or acrylamate resin or a mixture thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein the textile fabric is a woven fabric having 20 or more ends per centimeter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
113 words
A fiber reinforced plastic article having a resinous matrix and a reinforcing material wherein the reinforcing material is an assembly of several layers having (a) one or more reinforcing layers produced of unidirectional, bidirectional, multidirectional or random fibers or combinations thereof produced of glass, boron or carbon fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers, silicon carbide fibers or mixtures thereof, and (b) one or two knitted or woven textile fabrics (2, 12) having at least one tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface, the textile fabric(s) (2, 12) being the external layer(s) of the assembly and the tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface of the textile fabric(s) forming the surface(s) of the assembly.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
113 words
A fiber reinforced plastic article having a resinous matrix and a reinforcing material wherein the reinforcing material is an assembly of several layers having (a) one or more reinforcing layers produced of unidirectional, bidirectional, multidirectional or random fibers or combinations thereof produced of glass, boron or carbon fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers, silicon carbide fibers or mixtures thereof, and (b) one or two knitted or woven textile fabrics (2, 12) having at least one tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface, the textile fabric(s) (2, 12) being the external layer(s) of the assembly and the tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface of the textile fabric(s) forming the surface(s) of the assembly.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The fiber reinforced plastic article of claim 11 wherein the textile fabric is a velvet, velour, plush, barchant or flannel fabric.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The fiber reinforced plastic article of claim 11 wherein the textile fabric is a woven fabric having 20 or more ends per centimeter.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The fiber reinforced plastic article of claim 11 wherein the textile fabric is coated with a finishing layer (14, 16).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
134 words
A process for producing a fiber reinforced plastic article having a resinous matrix and a reinforcing material, wherein a knitted or woven textile fabric having at least one tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface is placed in a mold in such a way that the tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface faces the mold, one or more reinforcing layers produced of unidirectional, bidirectional, multidirectional or random fibers or combinations thereof produced of glass, boron or carbon fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers, silicon carbide fibers or mixtures thereof are placed onto the knitted or woven textile fabric, the knitted or woven textile fabric and the reinforcing layer(s) are impregnated with a resin before or while they are, or after they have been, placed in the mold and the resin is then cured.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
134 words
A process for producing a fiber reinforced plastic article having a resinous matrix and a reinforcing material, wherein a knitted or woven textile fabric having at least one tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface is placed in a mold in such a way that the tufted, fibrous, velvety, napped, brushed or pile surface faces the mold, one or more reinforcing layers produced of unidirectional, bidirectional, multidirectional or random fibers or combinations thereof produced of glass, boron or carbon fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers, silicon carbide fibers or mixtures thereof are placed onto the knitted or woven textile fabric, the knitted or woven textile fabric and the reinforcing layer(s) are impregnated with a resin before or while they are, or after they have been, placed in the mold and the resin is then cured.
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