Patent ID: 9114587
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: B26D,B29C,B29L,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A composite panel having a curved bend therein, consisting essentially of: a first panel section comprising a first core section having a first inclined surface and a first flange formed therein, the first core section sandwiched between a common facesheet and a first separate facesheet; a second panel section comprising a second core section having a second inclined surface and a second flange formed therein, the second core section completely divided from the first core section by a slot, the slot forming the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, the second core section sandwiched between the common facesheet and a second separate facesheet, the common facesheet forming an outer arcuate surface of the curved bend; and a substantially void-free joint between the first panel section and the second panel section, in which the joint includes the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface engaged in substantially face-to-face contact along a plane passing through the radius of the curved bend.