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Granted Patent B2
US 10,730,246 · App. 15/469,263 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Fiber-reinforced member and method for manufacturing same

Inventors: Mototaka Iwata (Osaka, JP); Katsuyuki Aizawa (Gifu, JP)
Assignees: Mizuno Corporatioon; Mizuno Technics Corporation
B29C70/207B29C53/58B29C53/582B29C70/30B29C70/32B32B1/02B32B1/08B32B5/12B32B5/26B32B7/03B32B15/14B32B27/12B32B37/203F16L9/12F16L9/121F16L9/128F16L9/16B29K2063/00B29K2307/04B29L2023/22B29L2031/712B32B2260/021B32B2260/023B32B2260/046B32B2262/0269B32B2262/101B32B2262/106B32B2305/076B32B2307/50B32B2307/546B32B2307/732B32B2313/04B32B2363/00B32B2439/40B32B2597/00
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Patent No.
US 10,730,246
App. No.
15/469,263
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fiber-reinforced member includes: a base member having a tubular region with an outer circumferential surface extending along and substantially in parallel with an axial direction; and a fiber-reinforced resin layer constituted of a tow prepreg wound in an overlapping manner to cover the outer circumferential surface of the base member along a predetermined direction crossing the axial direction when viewed in a radial direction of the base member, the tow prepreg serving as a widened tape-like member. The tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer has a portion having a fiber line extending along a direction crossing the predetermined direction. A size of a width of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer is not less than 100 times and not more than 400 times as large as a size of a thickness of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer in the radial direction.

Claims (23)

1. A fiber-reinforced member comprising:

a base member having a tubular region with an outer circumferential surface extending along and substantially in parallel with an axial direction; and

a fiber-reinforced resin layer constituted of a tow prepreg wound in an overlapping manner to cover the outer circumferential surface of the base member along a predetermined direction crossing the axial direction when viewed in a radial direction of the base member, the tow prepreg serving as a widened tape-like member,

the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer having a portion having a small fiber bundle extending along a direction crossing the predetermined direction in which the portion extends and a fiber line extending along a direction crossing the predetermined direction in which the portion extends,

a size of a width of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer being not less than 100 times and not more than 400 times as large as a size of a thickness of the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer in the radial direction.

2. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 1 , wherein

the fiber-reinforced resin layer includes: a first fiber-reinforced resin layer constituted of the tape-like member wound at a first angle relative to the axial direction when viewed in the radial direction of the base member; and a second fiber-reinforced resin layer constituted of the tape-like member wound at a second angle relative to the axial direction when viewed in the radial direction, the second angle being different from the first angle positively and negatively,

the tape-like member constituting the first fiber-reinforced resin layer crosses the tape-like member constituting the second fiber-reinforced resin layer when viewed in the radial direction of the base member,

the tape-like member constituting the first fiber-reinforced resin layer has a first fiber line extending along a direction crossing a direction represented by the first angle,

the tape-like member constituting the second fiber-reinforced resin layer has a second fiber line extending along a direction crossing a direction represented by the second angle,

a size of a width of the tape-like member constituting the first fiber-reinforced resin layer being not less than 100 times and not more than 400 times as large as a size of a thickness of the tape-like member constituting the first fiber-reinforced resin layer, and

a size of a width of the tape-like member constituting the second fiber-reinforced resin layer being not less than 100 times and not more than 400 times as large as a size of a thickness of the tape-like member constituting the second fiber-reinforced resin layer.

3. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 2 , wherein each of the first fiber-reinforced resin layer and the second fiber-reinforced resin layer has a resin content of not less than 29 weight % and not more than 33 weight %.

4. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 2 , wherein an absolute value of each of the first angle and the second angle is not less than 30° and not more than 80°.

5. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 2 , wherein the first fiber-reinforced resin layer and the second fiber-reinforced resin layer are layered alternately in the radial direction of the tubular region.

6. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 1 , wherein the tape-like member constituting the fiber-reinforced resin layer is wound such that one of a pair of loops adjacent to each other in the wound tape-like member in a direction along the axial direction overlaps with at least a portion of the other of the pair of loops.

7. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 6 , wherein on the outer circumferential surface, the fiber-reinforced resin layer forms a third angle of not less than 30° and not more than 80° relative to a central line extending along the axial direction when viewed in the radial direction of the base member.

8. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 2 , wherein

the base member includes a third fiber-reinforced resin layer,

the third fiber-reinforced resin layer has a third fiber bundle, and

a third angle formed by an extending direction of the third fiber bundle relative to the axial direction is different from the first angle.

9. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 1 , wherein the base member is a hollow tank member.

10. The fiber-reinforced member according to claim 1 , wherein the base member is a pipe-like member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2017
From: IWATA, MOTOTAKA; AIZAWA, KATSUYUKI
To: MIZUNO CORPORATION; MIZUNO TECHNICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042799/0532 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-059777 · Mar 24, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170274603A1 · Sep 28, 2017
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