RESIN PANEL STRUCTURE

• US 20150180078A1
• Filed: 12/16/2014
• Published: 06/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: IKEDA, Koki, NAKAMURA, Kentaro, SAKURAI, Tomohiro
• Granted Patent: US 9,755,262 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/72 Constructional details of fuel cells specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2250/20 Fuel cells in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/2475 Enclosures, casings or containers of fuel cell stacks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 Fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/40 Application of hydrogen technology to transportation, e.g. using fuel cells

Abstract

A resin panel structure capable of improving positioning precision of a resin panel is provided. A resin panel structure includes a fiber reinforced plastic upper panel, a fiber reinforced plastic lower panel disposed below the upper panel, a fiber reinforced plastic core panel that is installed between the upper panel and the lower panel and joined to the upper panel and the lower panel, and includes an opening into which a portion of the upper panel or a portion of the lower panel is inserted, and a joining member that joins the upper panel or the lower panel that is inserted into the opening, and the other of the upper panel or the lower panel, together.

Claims

1. A resin panel structure comprising:

a fiber reinforced plastic upper panel;

a fiber reinforced plastic lower panel installed below the upper panel;

a fiber reinforced plastic core panel that is installed between the upper panel and the lower panel and joined to the upper panel and the lower panel, and includes an opening into which a portion of the upper panel or a portion of the lower panel is inserted; and

a joining member that joins the upper panel or the lower panel that is inserted into the opening, and the other of the upper panel or the lower panel, together.

2. The resin panel structure of claim 1, wherein a plurality of beads running along one direction are provided to the core panel.

3. The resin panel structure of claim 2, wherein the opening is provided between adjacent beads.

4. The resin panel structure of claim 1, wherein:

an indented portion is provided to the upper panel such that the upper panel is indented toward the lower panel side and inserted into the opening; and

a through hole is formed at a join portion where the indented portion and the lower panel are joined together so as to pierce through in the up-down direction.

5. The resin panel structure of claim 2, wherein:

an indented portion is provided to the upper panel such that the upper panel is indented toward the lower panel side and inserted into the opening; and

a through hole is formed at a join portion where the indented portion and the lower panel are joined together so as to pierce through in the up-down direction.

6. The resin panel structure of claim 3, wherein:

an indented portion is provided to the upper panel such that the upper panel is indented toward the lower panel side and inserted into the opening; and

a through hole is formed at a join portion where the indented portion and the lower panel are joined together so as to pierce through in the up-down direction.

7. The resin panel structure of claim 4, wherein the join member is filled between the upper panel and the lower panel so as to span from the opening across to the through hole.

8. The resin panel structure of claim 5, wherein the join member is filled between the upper panel and the lower panel so as to span from the opening across to the through hole.

9. The resin panel structure of claim 6, wherein the join member is filled between the upper panel and the lower panel so as to span from the opening across to the through hole.