GB2193465A - Improvements relating to reinforced bodies - Google Patents
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- GB2193465A GB2193465A GB08617258A GB8617258A GB2193465A GB 2193465 A GB2193465 A GB 2193465A GB 08617258 A GB08617258 A GB 08617258A GB 8617258 A GB8617258 A GB 8617258A GB 2193465 A GB2193465 A GB 2193465A
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Abstract
A panel is formed from a support structure 1 sandwiched between outer layers 4 of glassfibre reinforced plastics material. The support structure 1 is defined by interleaved sheets 2 and 3 of fibreboard which are bonded to layers 4 by a cured resin. Outer layers 4 are bonded to the support structure to complete the formation of the panel. The whole structure has substantial rigidity but is light in weight. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Improvements relating to reinforced bodies
This invention is concerned with the construction of panels or other bodies incorporating strengthening reinforcement. Glassfibre reinforced plastics panels have many advantages but suffer from an inherent flexibility which is a considerable disadvantage in most applications. A method of overcoming this is to sandwich a core material between two layers of glass reinforced plastics material. This core can be a plastic foam, end grain balsa or plywood. Each of these arrangements suffers from disadvantages and it is an object of this invention to provide an improved method of construction of a reinforced body.
According to the invention there is provided a reinforced body comprising a support structure of compartmentalised or honeycomb-like form with reinforced outer layers of material bonded thereto. It is preferred that the support structure should comprise interleaved sheets defining between them openings of square, diamond or other regular shapes. The sheets of the support structure may be formed from an absorbent fibreboard, a semiabsorbent board or a pressed rigid board with absorbent faces. Alternatively, the support structure may be formed from a glassfibre or carbon-fibre reinforced plastics material.
The outer layers may define wall panels of the finished structure. These outer layers may be formed from a glassfibre or carbon-fibre reinforced plastics material. The support structure and the outer layers are desirably bonded together with a resin material.
It may be desirable to form holes in the compartment walls of the support structure to allow communication between adjacent spaces of the support structure. This would enable the outer layers to be brought into contact with the support structure, during assembly, by controlled vacuum techniques. Furthermore the presence of the holes will allow the body to breathe and thus adjust for changes in temperature. It would also be possible to pass a heat transfer medium through the body, with the outer layers acting as solar collectors. The body would then comprise a solar panel.
The invention may be performed in various ways and preferred embodiments theredf will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an illustration of a flat reinforced panel constructed in accordance with this in invention; and
Figures 2 and 3 are sectional views through alternatively shaped bodies constructed using the same techniques as for the body of Fig.
1.
The panel shown in Fig. 1 comprises a support structure 1 constructed from interleaved sheets 2, 3 which between them define openings of square shape. The sheets 2 and 3 are formed from fibre board. Either side of the support structure 1 are layers 4 of a glassfibre reinforced plastics material. During assembly the fibre board sheets 2 and 3 are impregnated with resin and the whole assembly is cured so that the outer layers 4 are bonded to the support structure 1. Holes 5 formed in the sheets 2 and 3 enable the whole structure to be subjected to a controlled vacuum so that the outer layers 4 are held in place against the support structure 1 during curing.As an alternative, one of the sheets 4 could be bonded to the support structure 1 and the other sheet could then be pressed onto the other face of the support structure 1 in a wet state and allowed to cure as a separate stage of construction. Normally it is envisaged that the bonding of the outer sheets 4 to the support structure 1 will take place within a mould.
The provision of holes 5 in the sheets 2 and 3 not only facilitates the application of a vacuum but also allows the panels to breathe to take account of temperature changes. If these holes are carefully arranged the panels could be used as solar collectors by passing a heat transfer medium (such as water) from one end to the other. It would then be possible to make a complete structural roof of a swimming pool, for example, as an integral solar panel.
The panels need not necessarily be of planar form since the support structure and the outer sheets 4 can be designed to any desired shape or contour. Thus the support structure could be used to stiffen and support circular or spherical shapes, box girder constructions, or other structural members.
Examples of alternative structural shapes are illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3.
The support structure imparts substantial rigidity to the whole panel which will nevertheless be light in weight. Furthermore, the panels will provide insulation since air trapped within the compartments will act as a heat and noise insulant.
1. A reinforced body comprising a support structure of compartmentalised or honeycomblike form with reinforced outer layers of material bonded thereto.
2. A body according to claim 1, wherein the support structure comprises interleaved sheets defining between them openings of square, diamond or other regular shapes.
3. A body according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the outer layers define wall panels of the finished structure.
4. A body according to any one of claims
1 to 3, wherein the support structure is formed from an absorbent fibreboard, a semiabsorbent board or a pressed rigid board with absorbent faces.
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Claims (9)
1. A reinforced body comprising a support structure of compartmentalised or honeycomblike form with reinforced outer layers of material bonded thereto.
2. A body according to claim 1, wherein the support structure comprises interleaved sheets defining between them openings of square, diamond or other regular shapes.
3. A body according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the outer layers define wall panels of the finished structure.
4. A body according to any one of claims
1 to 3, wherein the support structure is formed from an absorbent fibreboard, a semiabsorbent board or a pressed rigid board with absorbent faces.
5. A body according to any one of claims
1 to 3, wherein the support structure is
formed from a glassfibre or carbon-fibre rein
forced plastics material.
6. A body according to any one of claims
1 to 5, wherein the outer layers are formed from a glassfibre or carbon-fibre reinforced plastics material.
7. A body according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the compartment walls of the
support structure have holes formed therein
allowing communication between adjacent
spaces of the support structure.
8. A body according to any one of claims
1 to 7, wherein the support structure and the
outer layers are bonded together with a resin
material.
9. A reinforced body substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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GB08617258A GB2193465A (en) | 1986-07-15 | 1986-07-15 | Improvements relating to reinforced bodies |
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GB08617258A GB2193465A (en) | 1986-07-15 | 1986-07-15 | Improvements relating to reinforced bodies |
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WO1994028262A2 (en) * | 1993-05-28 | 1994-12-08 | Royal Building Systems (Cdn) Limited | Thermoplastic structural components and structures formed therefrom |
AU709600B2 (en) * | 1993-05-28 | 1999-09-02 | Royal Building Systems (Cdn) Limited | Thermoplastic structural components and structures formed therefrom |
US5974751A (en) * | 1994-05-27 | 1999-11-02 | De Zen; Vittorio | Housing system with structural cored hollow components |
EP1081305A1 (en) * | 1999-03-19 | 2001-03-07 | Toray Industries, Inc. | Frp roof material, method of manufacturing the roof material, and structure and method for connecting the roof material |
WO2001073230A1 (en) * | 2000-03-28 | 2001-10-04 | Cns Networks Limited | A liner |
NL2008741C2 (en) * | 2012-05-02 | 2013-11-06 | Aquila Participaties B V | PLATE-CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT. |
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GB1444346A (en) * | 1972-08-31 | 1976-07-28 | Dufaylite Dev Ltd | Honeycomb materials |
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GB2066730A (en) * | 1979-12-06 | 1981-07-15 | Lord Corp | Sound-absorbing panel |
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GB2066730A (en) * | 1979-12-06 | 1981-07-15 | Lord Corp | Sound-absorbing panel |
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WO1994028262A2 (en) * | 1993-05-28 | 1994-12-08 | Royal Building Systems (Cdn) Limited | Thermoplastic structural components and structures formed therefrom |
WO1994028262A3 (en) * | 1993-05-28 | 1995-02-16 | Zen Vittorio De | Thermoplastic structural components and structures formed therefrom |
EP0795654A2 (en) * | 1993-05-28 | 1997-09-17 | Royal Building Systems (Cdn) Limited | Thermoplastic structural components and structures formed therefrom |
EP0795654A3 (en) * | 1993-05-28 | 1997-10-29 | Royal Building Syst Canada | |
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AU709600B2 (en) * | 1993-05-28 | 1999-09-02 | Royal Building Systems (Cdn) Limited | Thermoplastic structural components and structures formed therefrom |
US5974751A (en) * | 1994-05-27 | 1999-11-02 | De Zen; Vittorio | Housing system with structural cored hollow components |
EP1081305A1 (en) * | 1999-03-19 | 2001-03-07 | Toray Industries, Inc. | Frp roof material, method of manufacturing the roof material, and structure and method for connecting the roof material |
EP1081305A4 (en) * | 1999-03-19 | 2005-03-16 | Toray Industries | Frp roof material, method of manufacturing the roof material, and structure and method for connecting the roof material |
WO2001073230A1 (en) * | 2000-03-28 | 2001-10-04 | Cns Networks Limited | A liner |
NL2008741C2 (en) * | 2012-05-02 | 2013-11-06 | Aquila Participaties B V | PLATE-CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT. |
US9318463B2 (en) | 2013-05-13 | 2016-04-19 | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | Method for producing a photovoltaic module |
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