US 12,486,430 B2
Preform assembly
Joseph Gary Elford, woking (GB); and Mathew Philip Rutt, Woking (GB)
Assigned to McLaren Automotive Limited, Woking (GB)
Appl. No. 18/034,431
Filed by McLaren Automotive Limited, Woking (GB)
PCT Filed Oct. 21, 2021, PCT No. PCT/GB2021/052732
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 28, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/090691, PCT Pub. Date May 5, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2017109 (GB), filed on Oct. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0392046 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. C09J 7/20 (2018.01); C09J 163/00 (2006.01)
CPC C09J 7/201 (2018.01) [C09J 163/00 (2013.01); C09J 2301/122 (2020.08); C09J 2301/50 (2020.08)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly comprising:
a first piece comprising a first reinforcement material;
a second piece comprising a second reinforcement material; and
an epoxy resin layer adhered to the first piece and the second piece such that the first piece is adhered to the second piece by the epoxy resin layer, the epoxy resin layer having a spiral pattern comprising (i) a plurality of overlapping loops extending in a first direction and (ii) an epoxy resin having a viscosity of between 10000 mPa·s and 40000 mPa·s.