Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
HYBRID BUMPER BEAMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME
A method of making a hybrid energy absorbing beam, comprises: forming a polymer member comprising a first portion, wherein the first portion includes a first ledge and a connecting ledge connected by a first portion wall; and a rib extending from the first portion wall, wherein a cross-section of the rib taken along a line, A-A, comprises a first channel formed from an opening between a channel wall and a first traverse wall of a lobe, wherein the lobe comprises the first traverse wall and a second traverse wall with a connecting wall disposed between the first traverse wall and the second traverse wall; wherein the first channel extends along a portion of a length, Lp, of the polymer member; and forming a metal/composite member; and attaching the polymer member to the metal/composite member on an opposite side of the polymer member as the connecting wall.
» Number: US2017182959A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 29/06/2017
» Applicant: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES BV?[NL]
» Inventor: BOBBA SOMASEKHAR VENKAT?[IN]; MARKS MATTHEW D?[US] (1)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
