CONTAINER HAVING COMPOSITE WELDABLE PANEL WITH EMBEDDED DEVICES

摘要

A container includes a plurality of weldable hybrid composite panels. Each panel includes a four sided composite panel element, wherein each of the four sides defines a side edge and the composite panel element is formed of fibrous reinforcement layers encased in a resin matrix. Weldable metallic elongated edge elements extend along and are either fixed to the side edges of an outside surface of the panel element or extend from a periphery of the panel element, such that each of the weldable elongated edge elements has a profile that is the same as a profile of its respective side edge. The weldable elongated edge elements are structured to enable the composite panel to be welded at its peripheral edges. The container also includes a plurality of metal rails attached together and defining a rectangular parallelepiped frame having six sides. At least one of the plurality of weldable hybrid composite panels is welded at its edge elements to the rails of each of the six sides of the frame or to an adjacent one of the plurality of weldable hybrid composite panels.

主权项

1. A container comprising:
a plurality of weldable hybrid composite panels, each panel comprising:
a four sided composite panel element, each of the four sides defining a side edge, the composite panel element formed of fibrous reinforcement layers encased in a resin matrix; andweldable metallic elongated edge elements extending along and one of fixed to the side edges of an outside surface of the panel element and extending from a periphery of the panel element, each of the weldable elongated edge elements having a profile that is the same as a profile of its respective side edge;wherein the weldable elongated edge elements are structured to enable the composite panel to be welded at its peripheral edges; and a plurality of metal rails attached together and defining a rectangular parallelepiped frame having six sides; wherein at least one of the plurality of weldable hybrid composite panels is welded at its edge elements to the rails of each of the six sides of the frame or to an adjacent one of the plurality of weldable hybrid composite panels.