Device and method for hot-rivetting with a plastic rivet and hot-rivetted plastic rivet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10167889-B2
Application number	US-201615047081-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2016
Priority date	Feb 20, 2015
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

The present embodiments are related to a device for hot riveting by using a stud. The device may have a docking surface for the docking against a workpiece and a recess section for the shaping of a sealing head of the plastic stud. The recess section may include a cavity corresponding to the docking surface with a first depth. The device may have a compensation section arranged adjacent to the recess section, the compensation section configured to form an edge section of the plastic stud by accommodating displaced material from the sealing head of the plastic stud. The compensation section may have a second depth in relation to the docking surface, the second depth being less than the first depth.

First claim

I claim:

1. A device for hot riveting by using a plastic stud, the device comprising:
a docking surface for docking against a workpiece;
a recess section for shaping a sealing head of the stud, wherein the recess section includes a cavity, and wherein the cavity has a first depth in relation to the docking surface; and
a compensation section that is arranged adjacent to the recess section, the compensation section configured to form an edge section of the stud by accommodating displaced material from the sealing head of the stud,
wherein the compensation section is uniform with a second depth in relation to the docking surface, the second depth being less than the first depth,
wherein the docking surface surrounds the entirety of the compensation section and is fixed with respect to the compensation section,
wherein at least one protrusion interrupts the compensation section, and
wherein the at least one protrusion partially forms the docking surface.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the compensation section extends at least along a partial section of a circumference of the recess section.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the compensation section has a ring-shaped form that is interrupted by the at least one protrusion.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one protrusion is configured to form at least one void of the edge section of a stud.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein both the recess section and the compensation section are formed in a recess.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second depth is at least 0.1 mm.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the recess section includes a dome-shaped form up to the first depth and the compensation section is uniformly shaped up to the second depth.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second depth is at least 0.2 mm.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second depth is at least 0.3 mm.

Assignees

• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Wallner Herbert

Classifications

• B29C66/81423

  being concave · CPC title

• B29C66/326

  Shaping the burr, e.g. by the joining tool · CPC title

• B29C65/18

  using heated tools · CPC title

• B29C66/41

  Joining substantially flat articles (B29C66/47 and subgroups take precedence); Making flat seams in tubular or hollow articles (B29C66/51 and subgroups take precedence) · CPC title

• F16B19/06 Primary

  Solid rivets made in one piece · CPC title