Patent ID: 11897177
Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a structural beam comprising
an elongate base part comprising a polymer, the base part having a length, defining a length direction of the beam, and having a width and a height and a thickness, and
an elongate reinforcement part comprising a strip comprising a polymer and unidirectional fibers, bonded to the base part at an outer surface of the base part and extending in the length direction along the length of the base part,
the strip of the elongate reinforcement part having a higher Young's modulus than the base part,
the method comprising
feeding a composition comprising the polymer for forming the elongate base part, via an extruder, to an extrusion die,
feeding the elongate reinforcement part comprising the strip to the extrusion die,
forming the beam by extrusion, while bonding the elongate reinforcement part to the base part by joining the elongate reinforcement part and the composition within the extrusion die,

wherein the base part has a width in the range of 10-50 percent of the height.