Load-carrying vehicle structure of composite material and method for its moulding
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Nov 19, 2002
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May 17, 2000
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Sep 17, 1997
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The invention relates to a load-bearing vehicle structure of composite material, and a method for moulding such a load-bearing vehicle structure. The invention concerns the fields of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites, sandwich structures and compression moulding. The load-bearing vehicle structure (1) according to the invention comprises first (2) and second (3) surface materials with reinforcement fibers and one or several intermediate pieces of core material (4, 5, 6, 7) which are arranged in pattern adapted to a load-bearing material structure, and is characterized in that the surface materials and/or the core material comprise(s) thermoplastic material, and that the first surface material is attached by means of thermal bonds to first faces of the piece or pieces of core material and that the second surface material is attached by means of thermal bonds to second, opposing faces of the piece or pieces of core material. Load-bearing vehicle structures according to the invention can be utilized within the field of vehicle components with low weight and high stiffness and load-bearing ability, for example floor structures in motor vehicles.
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