A method for encapsulating electronic devices comprises, successively, placing a profiled strip on a conveyor belt, the profiled strip comprising a base, at least one flap protruding with respect to said base; positioning an electronic device, in the longitudinal direction, on the receiving zone of the profiled strip; and plastically deforming the flap by application of an application force in a predetermined direction.

The invention has as its object the provision of a metal-fiber reinforced plastic composite able to more reliably prevent occurrence of an electrolytic corrosion action when forming a composite of a metal member and a fiber reinforced plastic layer comprising reinforcing fiber (carbon fiber) and a matrix resin.

A metal-fiber reinforced plastic composite 1 according to the present invention comprises a metal member 10, an insulating layer 30 arranged on at least part of a surface of the metal member 10 and comprising a first matrix resin 31 containing nonconductive fiber 32, and a CFRP layer 40 arranged on at least part of a surface of the insulating layer 30 and comprising a second matrix resin 41 containing carbon fiber 42, wherein, when viewing the surface of the metal member 10 from vertically above, the CFRP layer 40 is positioned at the inside of a region where the insulating layer 30 is present and an outer edge of the CFRP layer 40 and an outer edge of the insulating layer 30 are 0.2 mm or more apart. Due to this, it is possible to prevent electrolytic corrosion of the metal member.

A wiring harness assembly includes a plurality of electrical conductors having wires enclosed within insulative sheaths that are integrally formed of an electrically insulative material. The assembly also includes a lattice support structure that is attached to the insulative sheaths at multiple locations. The lattice support structure is configured to maintain a desired shape of the assembly. The lattice support structure is formed of filaments that may be formed using an additive manufacturing process The filaments may be arranged such that lattice support structure defines a plurality of hexagonally shaped apertures. A process for manufacturing the wiring harness assembly and an apparatus configured to manufacture the wiring harness assembly is also presented.

A composite core assembly includes a composite core structure having internal material interfaces and an attachment rail coupled to the composite core structure. The attachment rail includes a first planar surface and a second planar surface adjoined with the first planar surface. The first planar surface is arranged parallel to an internal material interface plane of the composite core structure, and the first planar portion is at least partially integrated into the composite core structure in an internal material interface plane. At least a portion of the first planar surface extends beyond a perimeter surface of the composite core structure, and the second planar surface is configured to attach to the surrounding support member. The core material does not have net edge facets or flat edges positioned next to surrounding structure, and/or may not have a structure arranged parallel to the adjacent support structure to attach to the support structure.

A joint structure includes a first member having a fit-in groove, a second member made of a material different from a material of the first member and having an insertion section to be inserted into the fit-in groove, and a plurality of bonding layers having different hardness and formed between the fit-in groove and the insertion section.

Structure intended to stiffen a component made of thermosetting composite material by being fitted to at least one of its surfaces, including: at least one longitudinal body, with first and second longitudinal edge faces on opposite sides, and first and second lateral faces on opposite sides; at least one base including at least one mounting base, each base having a plate and first and second tongues which delimit, with the plate, a housing for at least one body, the first and second tongues extending from a main face of the plate and being pressed respectively against the first and second lateral faces of the body. Each mounting base has a plate which is secured to the first longitudinal edge face of a body and which is intended to be pressed against the surface of the component to be stiffened. Each body and each base are made of thermosetting composite material.

A device for making a molded stair tread is described. The device can have: a base; a pivoting assembly; a molding template connected to the pivoting assembly; a holding device connected to the molding template, the holding device having a clamp jaw and a pivot configured to rotate the holding device relative to the molding template; and a locking mechanism configured to hold the molding template and the holding device in an open configuration such that the holding device can accept a first part of the plastic sheet and configured to release the molding template and the holding device such that the holding device is in a securing configuration that secures, via the clamp jaw, the first part of the plastic sheet to the first side of the molding template at the first longitudinal edge of the molding template. Methods for making the stair tread are described as well as the molded stair tread.

A device for making a molded stair tread is described. The device can have: a base; a pivoting assembly; a molding template connected to the pivoting assembly; a holding device connected to the molding template, the holding device having a clamp jaw and a pivot configured to rotate the holding device relative to the molding template; and a locking mechanism configured to hold the molding template and the holding device in an open configuration such that the holding device can accept a first part of the plastic sheet and configured to release the molding template and the holding device such that the holding device is in a securing configuration that secures, via the clamp jaw, the first part of the plastic sheet to the first side of the molding template at the first longitudinal edge of the molding template. Methods for making the stair tread are described as well as the molded stair tread.

A method of manufacturing a foam molded product having a reinforcement layer including a short fiber provided on a surface layer. The method includes the following steps. In a fiber layer formation step, the short fiber is adhered to and deposited on a cavity surface of a mold to form a fiber layer. In a covering step, a silicone rubber sheet is arranged on the mold to cover the fiber layer. In a compression step, air is sucked between the silicone rubber sheet and the cavity surface to compress the fiber layer by the silicone rubber sheet and the cavity surface. In a molding preparation step, the silicone rubber sheet is removed from the fiber layer after compression, a foam material is suppled into a cavity of the mold, and the mold is clamped. In a molding step, the foam material in the cavity is foamed and cured.

The disclosure provides a material layer forming device that can reduce scattering of a raw material blown out from a nozzle to efficiently deposit the raw material on a required portion of a blowout target surface. A fiber layer forming device 1A is a device that blows out short fibers F1 to a blowout target surface (wall surface 4b) and deposits the short fibers F1 on the blowout target surface to form a sheet-like fiber layer F2. The fiber layer forming device 1A includes a nozzle 10 having a blowout region 11c that blows out the short fibers F1. The nozzle 10 further includes a suction region 12c that is close to the blowout region 11c and sucks the short fibers F1 spreading to the outside of the blowout region 11c, among the short fibers F1 blown out from the blowout region 11c.