Patent ID: 9279436
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,F16B

Claim Text:
1. A joint structure, comprising: a fiber reinforced plastic comprising a resin and fibers embedded in the resin; and a metallic material, respective end portions of the fiber reinforced plastic and the metallic material being joined to each other, wherein the metallic material comprises a joint surface between the fiber reinforced plastic and the metallic material, the joint surface comprising a plurality of projections having a height that enables the projections to contact the fibers of the fiber reinforced plastic, and wherein the fibers include: wherein the first set of fibers is in contact with the projections and is perpendicular to the second set of fibers, wherein the second set of fibers is spaced from the projections and the first set of fibers, and wherein a direction of a protrusion of the projections from the metallic material is perpendicular to each of the first and second sets of fibers.