Patent ID: 8329278
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: B60R,B61D,B66B,E04B,E04C,F24D,Y02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A panel having an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment, the panel comprising: a core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the core having first and second faces thereof, and a periphery thereof, the panel frame including first and second skins attached to the first and second faces of the core; one or more closeouts disposed between the skins about the periphery of the core, with the one or more closeouts being attached to the first and second skins; and a heating element adjacent the interior face of the panel, wherein the heating element is embedded into the first skin of the panel, and integrally joined thereto by the reinforced phenolic material.