Thermoplastic titanium honeycomb panel
First Claim
1. A structural panel sequentially comprising:
- (a) a first face sheet having an outward facing surface and an inward facing bonding surface, wherein the outward facing surface comprises a first resinous material and the inward facing bonding surface comprises a second resinous material, wherein the melt temperature of the first resinous material is greater than the melt temperature of the second resinous material;
(b) a first bonding layer, comprising a third resinous material having a melt temperature comparable to the melt temperature of the second resinous material;
(c) a titanium honeycomb core, comprising resin fillets;
(d) a second bonding layers comprising a third resinous material having a melt temperature comparable to the melt temperature of the second resinous material; and
(e) a second face sheet having an outward facing surface and an inward facing bonding surface, wherein the outward facing surface comprises a first resinous material and the inward facing bonding surface comprises a second resinous material, wherein the melt temperature of the first resinous material is greater than the melt temperature of the second resinous material.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a structural panel sequentially comprising a first face sheet having an outward facing thermoplastic surface and an inward facing bonding surface, a first thermoplastic bonding layer, a titanium honeycomb core, a second thermoplastic bonding layer, and a second face sheet having an outward facing thermoplastic surface and an inward facing bonding surface. The face sheet is formed by thermally consolidating a thermoplastic laminate composite and a bonding layer. The face sheet bonding surface and intermediate bonding layer are made from thermoplastic resinous materials having comparable melt temperatures that are lower than that of the thermoplastic materials of the laminate composite. The present invention also provides a method for fabricating a structural panel having thermoplastic face sheets and a titanium honeycomb core that includes the steps of forming a first and second thermoplastic face sheet; preparing a titanium honeycomb core for bonding to the face sheets; and thermally consolidating a panel assembly sequentially having a first face sheet having an outward facing thermoplastic surface and an inward facing bonding surface, a first thermoplastic bonding layer, a titanium honeycomb core prepared for bonding to the face sheets, a second thermoplastic bonding layer, and a second face sheet having an outward facing thermoplastic surface and an inward facing bonding surface.
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1. A structural panel sequentially comprising:
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(a) a first face sheet having an outward facing surface and an inward facing bonding surface, wherein the outward facing surface comprises a first resinous material and the inward facing bonding surface comprises a second resinous material, wherein the melt temperature of the first resinous material is greater than the melt temperature of the second resinous material; (b) a first bonding layer, comprising a third resinous material having a melt temperature comparable to the melt temperature of the second resinous material; (c) a titanium honeycomb core, comprising resin fillets; (d) a second bonding layers comprising a third resinous material having a melt temperature comparable to the melt temperature of the second resinous material; and (e) a second face sheet having an outward facing surface and an inward facing bonding surface, wherein the outward facing surface comprises a first resinous material and the inward facing bonding surface comprises a second resinous material, wherein the melt temperature of the first resinous material is greater than the melt temperature of the second resinous material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for fabricating a structural panel having thermoplastic face sheets and a titanium honeycomb core, comprising the steps of:
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(a) forming a first and second thermoplastic face sheet, wherein each face sheet comprises an outward facing surface and an inward facing bonding surface, the outward facing surface comprising a first resinous material and the inward facing bonding surface comprising a second resinous material, wherein the melt temperature of the first resinous material is greater than the melt temperature of the second resinous material; (b) preparing a titanium honeycomb core having resin fillets for bonding to the face sheets; (c) preparing a panel assembly sequentially comprising a first face sheet, a first thermoplastic bonding layer, a titaniurn honeycomb core, a second thermoplastic bonding layer, and a second face sheet, wherein each bonding layer comprises a third resinous material having a melt temperature comparable to the melt temperature of the second resinous material; and (d) thermally consolidating the panel assembly. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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