Systems and methods for forming composite materials
First Claim
1. A composite ply configured to form a composite membrane assembly along with a plurality of other composite plies, the composite ply comprising:
- a main body of reinforced fibers connected together with a resin, wherein the main body includes a base connected to an opposed boundary surface through opposed ends and opposed sides,wherein at least one non-orthogonal cut relative to a length of the main body is formed through a thickness of the main body between the opposed ends from the base to the boundary surface, wherein the at least one non-orthogonal cut formed through the thickness of the main body is opposite from at least one other non-orthogonal cut formed through a thickness of an adjacent composite ply.
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Abstract
A composite membrane assembly may include a plurality of stacked composite plies. Each composite ply may include a main body of reinforced fibers connected together with a resin. The main body may include a base connected to an opposed boundary surface through opposed ends and opposed sides. At least one non-orthogonal cut is formed through a thickness of the main body from the base to the boundary surface. The non-orthogonal cut(s) is staggered with respect to at least one other non-orthogonal cut of an adjacent composite ply so that the non-orthogonal cut(s) does not form a contiguous linear cut with the other non-orthogonal cut(s) of the adjacent composite ply.
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20 Claims
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1. A composite ply configured to form a composite membrane assembly along with a plurality of other composite plies, the composite ply comprising:
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a main body of reinforced fibers connected together with a resin, wherein the main body includes a base connected to an opposed boundary surface through opposed ends and opposed sides, wherein at least one non-orthogonal cut relative to a length of the main body is formed through a thickness of the main body between the opposed ends from the base to the boundary surface, wherein the at least one non-orthogonal cut formed through the thickness of the main body is opposite from at least one other non-orthogonal cut formed through a thickness of an adjacent composite ply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A composite membrane assembly comprising:
a plurality of stacked composite plies, wherein each of the plurality of stacked composite plies comprises; a main body of reinforced fibers connected together with a resin, wherein the main body includes a base connected to an opposed boundary surface through opposed ends and opposed sides, wherein at least one non-orthogonal cut relative to a length of the main body is formed through a thickness of the main body between the opposed ends from the base to the boundary surface, and wherein the at least one non-orthogonal cut is opposite from and staggered with respect to at least one other non-orthogonal cut formed through a thickness of an adjacent composite ply so that the at least one non-orthogonal cut does not form a contiguous linear cut with the at least one other non-orthogonal cut of the adjacent composite ply. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of forming a composite membrane assembly, the method comprising:
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forming a plurality of composite plies, wherein the plurality of composite plies is ten or more composite plies, wherein each of the plurality of composite plies includes a main body of reinforced fibers connected together with a resin, wherein the main body includes a base connected to an opposed boundary surface through opposed ends and opposed sides; forming at least one non-orthogonal cut relative to a length of the main body in at least one of the plurality of composite plies, wherein the forming at least one non-orthogonal cut operation comprises (a) forming the at least one non-orthogonal cut through a thickness of the main body between the opposed ends from the base to the boundary surface, and (b) forming the at least one non-orthogonal cut through the thickness of the main body opposite from at least one other non-orthogonal cut formed through a thickness of an adjacent composite ply; and stacking the composite plies together so that the non-orthogonal cuts of adjacent composite plies are staggered with respect to one another. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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