ASYMMETRIC BRAIDING OF IMPROVED FIBER REINFORCED PRODUCTS

摘要

2104669 9215740 PCTABS00016 Braided constructions provide reinforcement fibers (212, 218) in the production of various articles, particularly composites, in which the braided fibers (212, 218) are entrained in a resin matrix (216). The mechanical properties of such braided, reinforcement fibers are further enhanced by use of an "asymmetric braiding" technique in which the cross-sectional areas of the fibers employed to form the diagonally crossing braids are substantially different, materially decreasing undulations in the braids at their crossings.