A vehicle cargo construct including a floor, a plurality of side wall panels extending from the floor, and an end wall panel extending from the floor between the plurality of side wall panels. The floor has an exterior surface and an oppositely opposed interior surface. Each of the plurality of side wall panels has an exterior surface and an oppositely opposed interior surface. The has an exterior surface and an oppositely opposed interior surface. Each of the floor, the plurality of side wall panels, and the end wall panel are formed of a composite sandwich panel material formed including an open area core defining a plurality of pores disposed between a backing sheet and a surface sheet formed of a sheet molding composition (SMC) reinforced with unidirectional fibers.
COMPOSITE MATERIAL VEHICLE CARGO COMPARTMENT CONSTRUCT
LADERAUMAUFBAU EINES FAHRZEUGS AUS VERBUNDWERKSTOFF
CONSTRUCTION DE SOUTE DE VÉHICULE EN MATÉRIAU COMPOSITE
2024-02-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English