Patent ID: 9120276
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29L,B32B,B64C,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reinforced laminated elongate member having a cross section shape for supporting bending, the reinforced laminated elongate member being elongate in an elongate direction, wherein the reinforced laminated elongate member comprises a first portion extending in a first direction, a second portion extending in a second direction, and a bend between the first and second portions, the first and second directions being non-parallel and the bend comprising a transition between the first and second portions, and wherein the bend bends about an axis extending parallel to the elongate direction, the reinforced laminated elongate member further comprising: a first layer of curable ply and a second layer of curable ply, wherein the first and second layers of curable ply extend along the first portion, the bend, and the second portion of the elongate member; a plurality of metal sheets disposed between the first layer of curable ply and the second layer of curable ply, wherein the plurality of metal sheets are bonded directly adjacent to each other with an adhesive film, wherein the plurality of metal sheets extend from the first portion, through the bend, and into the second portion, and have staggered end points that terminate in the second portion, wherein in a direction extending across a thickness of the second portion the end points terminate in the second portion at progressively increasing distances away from the first portion; and a plurality of internal curable plies disposed between the first layer of curable ply and the second layer of curable ply, wherein the plurality of internal curable plies abut and extend from the staggered end points of the plurality of metal sheets in the second portion; wherein the first and second layers of curable ply, the plurality of metal sheets, and the plurality of internal curable plies form a unitary member, wherein the thickness of the second portion is substantially uniform at least along a section of the second portion having the staggered end points.