INJECTION MOLDED COMPOSITE BLANK AND GUIDE
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture comprising a thermoplastic injection molded guide melt bonded to a thermoplastic structural blank, whereinthe thermoplastic injection molded guide comprises a guide thermoplastic matrix,the thermoplastic structural blank has a structural blank length, a structural blank width, and a structural blank height wherein the structural blank height is less than or equal to the structural blank width and the structural blank width is less than or equal to the structural blank length, and the thermoplastic structural blank comprises;
- at least one ply containing a plurality of oriented continuous fibers in a structural blank thermoplastic matrix wherein the plurality of oriented continuous fibers are selected from the group consisting of unidirectional oriented fibers and woven oriented fibers, and the at least one ply lies in a structural blank horizontal plane defined by the structural blank length and the structural blank width,a structural blank top side corresponding to one side of the structural blank horizontal plane, anda structural blank bottom side corresponding to the side opposite of the structural blank top side of the structural blank horizontal plane, andthe thermoplastic injection molded guide is molded to at least a portion of the structural blank top side, around the structural blank height and to at least a portion of the structural blank bottom side,wherein the guide material does not touch an internal edge of an optional hole in the thermoplastic structural blank, and the thermoplastic injection molded guide further comprises a plurality of randomly dispersed fibers in the guide thermoplastic matrix.
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Abstract
This specification discloses an article of manufacture. The article of manufacture has at least one structural blank and at least one guide. The structural blank has a plurality of oriented fiber plies in a thermoplastic matrix. The guide has a plurality of random dispersed fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. The guide is affixed to the structural blank by injection molding and over molding the guide onto the structural blank. The article of manufacture can take a number of forms for use in industries such as aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, trains or watercraft.
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1. An article of manufacture comprising a thermoplastic injection molded guide melt bonded to a thermoplastic structural blank, wherein
the thermoplastic injection molded guide comprises a guide thermoplastic matrix, the thermoplastic structural blank has a structural blank length, a structural blank width, and a structural blank height wherein the structural blank height is less than or equal to the structural blank width and the structural blank width is less than or equal to the structural blank length, and the thermoplastic structural blank comprises; -
at least one ply containing a plurality of oriented continuous fibers in a structural blank thermoplastic matrix wherein the plurality of oriented continuous fibers are selected from the group consisting of unidirectional oriented fibers and woven oriented fibers, and the at least one ply lies in a structural blank horizontal plane defined by the structural blank length and the structural blank width, a structural blank top side corresponding to one side of the structural blank horizontal plane, and a structural blank bottom side corresponding to the side opposite of the structural blank top side of the structural blank horizontal plane, and the thermoplastic injection molded guide is molded to at least a portion of the structural blank top side, around the structural blank height and to at least a portion of the structural blank bottom side, wherein the guide material does not touch an internal edge of an optional hole in the thermoplastic structural blank, and the thermoplastic injection molded guide further comprises a plurality of randomly dispersed fibers in the guide thermoplastic matrix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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