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Continuous process for the preparation of thermoplastic honeycomb
The Honeycomb Manufacturing Process has successfuly evolved into Aerospace, Automotive, Athletics and more, and the light-weight thermal safety tech is used in commercial aircraft around the world.
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Patent Abstract
Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic honeycomb is prepared in a continuous manner one half cell at a time by laying down a corrugated web of thermoplastic, with and without fiber-reinforcement atop a honeycomb, selectively fusing the node-antinode demes and repeating the process until a honeycomb of the desired depth is prepared.
United States Patent
#5,139,596
Patent Filing Date
May 31st, 1990
Associated Marketplace
Aerospace
Automotive
Athletics
Manufacturing
Thermal Protection
Fire Safety
General Patent Information
Patent Description
1. Field of the Invention
The subject invention pertains to the preparation of fiber reinforced and non-fiber reinforced thermoplastic honeycomb. More particularly, the subject invention pertains to processes by means of which such honeycomb may be produced in an economical, continuous manner.
2. Description of the Related Art
Paper honeycomb was first made by the Chinese approximately two thousand years ago, but at that time it was used primarily as ornamentation and not as a structural material. The modern utilization of honeycomb structures began just after 1940, and today there are about ten companies manufacturing the various core types.
While the primary utilization of honeycomb structure is in the construction of sandwich panels, it has many other applications, such as energy absorption, air directionalization, light diffusion, and radio frequency shielding.
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