Patent ID: 6667089
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: B29C,B29D,B32B,E04C,E04F,F21S,F21V,F21Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A composite panel comprising a layer of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) material, a block of honeycomb material, formed of perforated sheet, having one side secured to one side of the FRP layer, a backing layer attached to the other side of the honeycomb material, and a resin coating on the other side of the FRP layer forming an outer surface of the panel, wherein the FRP material layer and the resin coating are each at least partly transparent or translucent such that the block of honeycomb material is at least partially visible through the FRP material layer and the resin coating, wherein the FRP layer forms the base of a tray-shaped structure which further comprises side walls formed of FRP material and depending from the FRP layer so as to define a cavity within which the honeycomb material is located, wherein the honeycomb material is spaced from the side walls of the tray-shaped structure.