Structure with a multiply fabric reinforcement and a method for producing same

Claim 2

A structure comprising a multiply fabric that includes plies and filling threads extending between the plies, wherein the multiply fabric is composed of a yarn such as aramid fiber, carbon fiber, ceramic fiber or fiberglass, wherein the filling threads are incorporated in the form of weft threads made from a polypropylene or polyamide thread group, and including a resin which has been impregnated within said multiply fabric and cured.

Claim 3

A structure comprising a multiply fabric that includes plies and filling threads extending between the plies, wherein the multiply fabric is composed of a yarn such as aramid fiber, carbon fiber, ceramic fiber or fiberglass, and wherein the filling threads are incorporated in the form of weft threads from a carbon fiber thread group.

Claim 4

A structure comprising a multiply fabric that includes plies and filling threads extending between the plies, wherein the multiply fabric is composed of a yarn such as aramid fiber, carbon fiber, ceramic fiber or fiberglass, and wherein the filling threads are incorporated in the form of weft threads from a carbon fiber thread group.

Claim 5

A structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein filaments of the filling threads are irregularly crimped.

Claim 6

A structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the filling threads are held by binding threads extending in the warp direction.

Claim 7

A structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper and lower fabric plies are formed by woven flat threads.

Claim 8

A structure as claimed in claim 5, wherein the breadth of the flat threads is equal to approximately half the breadth of the filling threads.

Claim 9

A structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein warp threads of the multiply fabric are in the form of fiberglass and the weft threads are in the form of carbon fiber.

Claim 10

A structure as claimed in claim 7, wherein the amount of the filling threads exceeds the amount of the warp threads by a factor of between 5 and 25.

Claim 11

A structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving chambers of the multiply fabric for the filling threads are formed by a binding structure having the weft threads and the ply structure free of weft thread.

Claim 12

A structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the binding warp threads of the multiply fabric meander and the ply threads intersect the binding warp threads with the formation of receiving chambers for the filling threads.

Claim 13

A structure as claimed in claim 10, wherein the binding warp threads between the weft threads of the fabric plies have at least one intermediate binding weft thread.

Claim 14

A structure as claimed in claim 11, wherein the warp threads in the fabric plies have at least one intermediate weft thread between the points of intersection with the binding warp threads.

Claim 15

A structural element which is both strong and light in weight and which makes use of a multiply fabric having warp and weft directions, said structural element comprising: first and second plies formed of yarns made of fibers selected from the group consisting of aramid fibers, carbon fibers, ceramic fibers and fiberglass fibers, filling threads extending between said first and second plies in said warp direction of said fabric, said filling threads being selected from the group consisting of polypropylene threads and polyamide threads, and a cured resin within and between said first and second plies except for resin-free areas within the filling threads.

Claim 16

A structural element which is both strong and light in weight and which makes use of a multiply fabric having warp and weft directions, said structural element comprising: first and second plies formed of yarns made of fibers selected from the group consisting of aramid fibers, carbon fibers, ceramic fibers and fiberglass fibers, filling threads extending between said first and second plies in said warp direction of said fabric, said filling threads being selected from the group consisting of polypropylene threads and polyamide threads, and a cured resin within and between said first and second plies except for resin-free areas within the filling threads.

Claim 17

A structural element as defined in claim 13, wherein said filling threads are formed of irregularly crimped filaments.

Claim 18

A structural element as defined in claim 13, including primary binding threads which extend in said warp direction and interweave said first and second plies and said filling threads.

Claim 19

A structural element as defined in claim 15, wherein each of said first and second plies is formed of woven warp and weft threads, and wherein said primary binding threads are woven with said warp threads.

Claim 20

A structural element as defined in claim 15, including secondary binding threads between said first and second plies which extend in said weft direction and around which said primary threads are woven.

Claim 21

A structural element as defined in claim 15, including at least one intermediate weft thread between the weft threads of each ply which are contacted by said primary threads.

Claim 22

A structural element as defined in claim 13, wherein each of said first and second plies is formed of woven flat threads.

Claim 23

A structural element as defined in claim 19, wherein said filling threads have first cross-sectional diameters and wherein said flat threads have width dimensions which are about one-half said first cross-sectional diameters.

Claim 24

A structural element as defined in claim 13, wherein each of said first and second plies is formed of woven warp and weft threads, and wherein the total number of filling threads exceeds the total number of warp threads by a factor of 5 to 25.

Claim 25

A structural element which is both strong and light in weight and which makes use of a multiply fabric having warp and weft directions, said structural element comprising: first and second plies formed of yarns made of fibers selected from the group consisting of aramid fibers, carbon fibers, ceramic fibers and fiberglass fibers, and filling threads extending between said first and second plies in said warp direction of said fabric, said filling threads providing gap areas therebetween and being made of carbon fibers.

Claim 26

A structural element which is both strong and light in weight and which makes use of a multiply fabric having warp and weft directions, said structural element comprising: first and second plies formed of yarns made of fibers selected from the group consisting of aramid fibers, carbon fibers, ceramic fibers and fiberglass fibers, and filling threads extending between said first and second plies in said warp direction of said fabric, said filling threads providing gap areas therebetween and being made of carbon fibers.

Claim 27

A structural element as defined in claim 22, wherein each of said first and second plies is formed of woven warp and weft threads, wherein said warp threads are made of fiberglass, and wherein said weft threads are made of carbon fibers.

Claim 30

The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the shims are in the form of metallic elements.