A household appliance includes a receiving region and an insulation element attached to the receiving region for acoustic and/or thermal insulation of the receiving region. The insulation element is manufactured from a viscoelastic polyurethane foam and pressed against the receiving region in such a manner that the insulation element is sealed off in relation to the receiving region in a fluid-tight manner.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a laminate being excellent in chemical resistance, wear resistance, vibration absorption properties and flame resistance, and having high mechanical strength; and a method for its production. A laminate 1 comprises a fiber-reinforced resin layer 20 which comprises a reinforcing fiber base material and a resin component containing at least 50 vol % of a specific fluororesin, wherein the ratio of the reinforcing fiber base material to the total volume of the reinforcing fiber base material and the resin component is from 0.30 to 0.70, and a specific substrate 10, wherein at least one outermost layer is the fiber-reinforced resin layer 20, and the ratio of the total thickness of the fiber-reinforced resin layer 20 to the total thickness of the substrate 10 is from 1/99 to 30/70.

The present disclosure is directed to a tailgate protector for a vehicle, wherein the protector comprises a pressure absorbent material which has been attached to a body of the protector with an adhesive, wherein the material having pressure absorbent property is a fabric or rubber and provides a soft padded area for protecting a user from injury or discomfort, and the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive comprising styrene, and the body is formed from a resin.

A composite material (10) comprising: a base layer (48); a plurality of protective plates (41, 51, 51a, 51b) located on the base layer (48); an attaching means (43) to connect the base layer (48) to the protective plates (41),
wherein
the attaching means (43) is positioned along a first direction (46) on the base layer (48) to resist pivoting of each protective plate (41, 51, 51a, 51b) about an axis normal to the base layer (48).

The flexible display module can be curled, and may comprise: a flexible display panel having a display side and a rear side which are provided opposite to each other in a thickness direction of the flexible display panel; a first functional film layer, formed on a display side of the flexible display panel; and a second functional film layer, formed on the rear side of the flexible display panel. The ratio of the thickness of the second functional film layer to the thickness of the first functional film layer is 0.5 to 1.5, and the ratio of the elasticity modulus of the second functional film layer to the elasticity modulus of the first functional film layer is 0.5 to 1.5. The flexible display module is not prone to peeling, losing efficacy and the like.

A vehicle component has at least one sandwich part which forms a crash element that absorbs kinetic energy. The at least one sandwich part has a layer structure of at least two fiber-reinforced and one synthetic resin matrix-containing cover layer elements and at least one core layer element provided between two adjacent cover layer elements. The at least one core layer element has channels which pass transversely through each cover layer element and/or the core layer element. The at least one core layer element is made of a hard foam material or a softwood, and the channels provided in the core layer element form predetermined breaking points for the core layer element.

The present invention relates to a flexible ballistic armor apparatus for deflecting high velocity firearm, fragmentation, or shrapnel projectiles with a flexible armor unit. The apparatus minimizes the deterioration of the armor when subjected to shock waves or shear forces of a ballistic impact. The present invention also relates to the use of a flexible armor unit with soft body armor, a vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft or in structural applications.

A polymer composition comprising a first poly(vinyl butyral) resin having a first residual hydroxyl content; a second poly(vinyl butyral) resin having a second residual hydroxyl content; a plasticizer; and at least one compatibilizer, such as an anhydride compatibilizer; wherein the difference between the first and second residual hydroxyl contents is at least 2 wt. %, and wherein the polymer composition has a percent haze of less than 5%. The use of a compatibilizer reduces or minimizes the optical defects, such as haze and color, without sacrificing other characteristics of the composition. The composition may be used in an interlayer.

An adaptive textile that includes a plurality of a first fiber having a first expansion coefficient and a plurality of a second fiber having a second expansion coefficient. There is a difference between the expansion coefficient of the first fiber and the expansion coefficient of the second fiber; at least one of the first or second fibers is a twisted coil actuator; and linear displacement of the twisted coil actuator causes the adaptive textile to bend.

The present disclosure seeks to reduce the effects of rotational and linear acceleration experienced by the body of a user in response to an impact force. Modular disengaging systems of the present disclosure are generally suitable for coupling to protective equipment to provide a disengaging motion between various layers such that the effects of the impact force to the body of the user are reduced. Generally described, the modular disengaging systems of the present disclosure include layers configured to facilitate relative lateral motion therebetween upon an impact force.