Methods for forming fiber composite structures
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B29C-065/18
H04B-001/3888
B65D-025/00
B29C-065/78
B29C-065/02
B32B-005/12
G06F-001/16
B32B-037/12
A45C-011/00
출원번호
US-0299959
(2014-06-09)
등록번호
US-9819378
(2017-11-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Kenney, Kevin
Merritt, Robert Michael
Lauder, Andrew D.
Balaji, Santhana K.
Sartee, Jared A.
출원인 / 주소
Apple Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Downey Brand LLP
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24
초록▼
An accessory unit includes a front flap and a rear cover. The rear cover includes a recessed portion that defines a chamber and a frame that extends about an opening of the chamber. The chamber is configured to receive a consumer electronic device, and the frame is configured to hold the consumer el
An accessory unit includes a front flap and a rear cover. The rear cover includes a recessed portion that defines a chamber and a frame that extends about an opening of the chamber. The chamber is configured to receive a consumer electronic device, and the frame is configured to hold the consumer electronic device therein. For example, the frame may define a multi-sided cross-section with an inner edge thereof configured to engage a chamfered edge of the consumer electronic device. The front flap may include segments formed from panels with folding regions therebetween, which allow the front flap to fold. Further, an end region of the front flap hingedly couples the front flap to the rear cover, such that the front flap may be moved between open and closed configurations.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of forming a composite structure, the method comprising: forming a ring having a first set of fibers arranged in a first direction, the ring having a first side and opposing second side;forming a first reinforcement structure and a second reinforcement structure, each reinforcement struc
1. A method of forming a composite structure, the method comprising: forming a ring having a first set of fibers arranged in a first direction, the ring having a first side and opposing second side;forming a first reinforcement structure and a second reinforcement structure, each reinforcement structure including a reinforcing agent and having a surface with a scrim layer coupled thereto, each scrim layer having a second set of fibers; andreinforcing the ring by coupling the first reinforcement structure to the first side of the ring and the second reinforcement structure to the second side of the ring such that the first reinforcement structure is non-contiguous with the second reinforcement structure, wherein a first scrim layer is positioned between the first reinforcement structure and the ring and a second scrim layer is positioned between the second reinforcement structure and the ring, wherein the second set of fibers are arranged in second direction different than the first direction of the first set of fibers preventing migration of the reinforcing agent into the ring. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein forming the ring comprises: forming a roll of multiple layers of a fiber material, the fiber material including the first set of fibers arranged in the first direction; andcutting a slice from the roll along a plane substantially parallel to the first direction, the slice corresponding to the ring. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein forming a roll of multiple layers of a fiber material comprises: winding the multiple layers of fiber material around a drum. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the roll includes between about 20 and about 30 layers of fiber material. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the each of the first reinforcement structure and a second reinforcement structure includes a sheet of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the sheet of carbon fiber reinforcement plastic has a thickness of between about 0.05 mm and 0.5 mm. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first set of fibers and the second set of fibers includes glass fibers. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising: shaping the ring in accordance with a predetermined shape. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein shaping the ring comprises: placing the ring in a mold having the predetermined shape. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising: heating the ring while within the mold. 11. A method of forming a composite structure, the method comprising: forming a roll by wrapping layers of a fiber material around a barrel, each layer of fiber material having fibers arranged substantially unidirectionally with respect to each other in a first direction;removing a ring from the roll by cutting along a plane substantially parallel to a direction of the unidirectionally arranged fibers, the ring having a first side and opposing second side; andreinforcing the ring by coupling a first reinforcement structure to the first side of the ring and a second reinforcement structure to the second side of the ring such that the first reinforcement structure is non-contiguous with the second reinforcement structure, wherein a first scrim layer is positioned between the first reinforcement structure and the ring and a second scrim layer is positioned between the second reinforcement structure and the ring, wherein each of the first and second scrim layers includes a second set of fibers arranged in second direction different than the first direction. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein wrapping the layers of fiber material comprises wrapping the layers of fiber material multiple times around a drum. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the layers of fiber material are wrapped to a thickness of between about 20 and 30 layers of fiber material. 14. The method of claim 11, further comprising: heating the ring in a mold having a mold shape such that the ring takes on a shape corresponding to the mold shape. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein each of the first reinforcement structure and the second reinforcement structure includes a reinforcing agent. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein each of the first scrim layer and the second scrim layer prevents migration of the reinforcing agent into the ring. 17. A method of forming a supportive frame, the method comprising: forming a ring having a first set of fibers arranged in a first direction, the ring having a first side and opposing second side;reinforcing the ring by coupling a first reinforcement structure to the first side of the ring and a second reinforcement structure to the second side of the ring such that the first reinforcement structure is non-contiguous with the second reinforcement structure, wherein a first scrim layer is disposed between the first reinforcement structure and the ring and a second scrim layer is disposed between the second reinforcement structure and the ring, wherein each of the first scrim layer and the second scrim layer have a second set of fibers arranged in second direction different than the first direction; andshaping the ring by placing the ring in a mold having a mold shape such that the ring takes on a shape corresponding to the mold shape. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein at least one of the first set of fibers and the second set of fibers includes glass fiber reinforced plastic. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the first and second reinforcement regions include carbon fiber reinforced plastic. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the shaping the ring comprises shaping the ring into a rectangular ring shape.
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