Rotatable connection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10428848-B2
Application number	US-201615371899-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2016
Priority date	Jul 29, 2013
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

A rotatable connection between a first component and a second component, the rotatable connection comprising: a first connecting piece composed of metal and which is to penetrate the first component over at least the entire thickness of the first component, in which at an end facing the second component, the first connecting piece is welded to the second component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rotatable connection, comprising:
a first component, having a plate-shape, and composed of a fibre reinforced plastic material;
a second component, having a plate-shape, and composed of a fibre-reinforced plastic material, the second component being disposed parallel to the first component;
a bearing sleeve, mounted within and interwoven into the first component such that a compaction of fibres of the fibre reinforced plastic material is produced in a region around the bearing sleeve, the bearing sleeve having shaped portions distributed over a periphery thereof in which the fibres are compacted to thereby form a positive material connection to increase resistance to twisting under load between the bearing sleeve and the first component;
a first cylindrical pin-shaped connecting piece composed of metal, coaxially and rotatably extending through the bearing sleeve and the first component to define a first rotational axis;
a second cylindrical pin-shaped connecting piece composed of metal, coaxially and rotatably extending through the second component to define a second rotational axis that is coaxial to the first rotational axis;
a weld connection connecting the first cylindrical pin-shape connecting piece and the second cylindrical pin-shaped connecting piece at a welding zone disposed between opposing distal ends of the first and second connecting pieces via a reactive film, and thereby forming a unitary bearing pin about which the first component and the second component are to rotate relative to each other.

2. A rotatable connection, comprising:
a first component, composed of a fibre reinforced plastic material;
a second component, composed of a fibre reinforced plastic material, the second component being disposed parallel to the first component;
a first cylindrical pin-shaped connecting piece, composed of metal, coaxially and rotatably extending through the first component over at least the entire thickness of the first component to define a first rotational axis;
a second cylindrical pin-shaped connecting piece, composed of metal, coaxially and rotatably extending through the second component over at least the entire thickness of the second component to define a second rotational axis that is coaxial to the first rotational axis; and
a weld connection connecting the first cylindrical pin-shaped connecting piece and the second cylindrical pin-shaped connecting piece, at a welding zone disposed between opposing distal ends of the first and second connecting pieces via a reactive film, and thereby forming a unitary bearing pin about which the first component and the second component are to rotate relative to each other;
a first bearing sleeve, mounted within the first component and through which the first connecting piece coaxially and rotatably extends, the first bearing sleeve being integrated into the first component so as to be interwoven into the first component such that a compaction of fibres of the fibre reinforced plastic material is produced in a region around the first bearing sleeve, the first bearing sleeve having shaped portions distributed over a periphery thereof in which the fibres are compacted to thereby form a positive material connection to increase resistance to twisting under load of the first bearing sleeve relative to the first component; and
a second bearing sleeve, mounted within the second component and through which the second connecting piece coaxially and rotatably extends, the second bearing sleeve being integrated into the second component so as to be interwoven into the second component such that a compaction of fibres of the fibre reinforced plastic material is produced in a region around the second bearing sleeve, the second bearing sleeve having shaped portions distributed over a periphery thereof in which the fibres are compacted to thereby form a positive material connection to increase resistance to twisting under load of the second bearing sleeve relative to the second component.

3. A rotatable connection, comprising:
a first component, having a plate-shape, and composed of a fibre reinforced plastic material;
a second component, having a plate-shape, and composed of a fibre-reinforced plastic material, the second component being disposed parallel to the first component;
a first connecting piece, having a cylindrical pin-shape, and composed of metal, coaxially and rotatably extending through the first component over at least the entire thickness of the first component to define a first rotational axis;
a second connecting piece, having a cylindrical pin-shape, and composed of metal, coaxially and rotatably extending through the second component over at least the entire thickness of the second component to define a second rotational axis that is coaxial to the first rotational axis;
a first bearing sleeve mounted within the first component and through which the first connecting piece coaxially and rotatably extends, the first bearing sleeve being interwoven and integrated into the first component such that a compaction of fibres of the fibre reinforced plastic material is produced, the first bearing sleeve including shaped portions distributed over a periphery thereof in which the fibres are compacted to thereby form a positive material connection to increase resistance to twisting under load of the first bearing sleeve relative to the first component; and
a second bearing sleeve mounted within the second component and through which the second connecting piece coaxially and rotatably extends, the second bearing sleeve being interwoven and integrated into the second component such that a compaction of fibres of the fibre reinforced plastic material is produced, the second bearing sleeve including shaped portions distributed over a periphery thereof in which the fibres are compacted to thereby form a positive material connection to increase resistance to twisting under load of the second bearing sleeve relative to the second component; and
a weld connection connecting the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece at a welding zone disposed between opposing distal ends of the first and second connecting pieces via a reactive film, such that the first component and the second component are to rotate relative to each other.

Assignees

• Magna Steyr Eng Ag & Co Kg
• Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik Ag & Co Kg

Inventors

• Fandl Erwin
• Mayr Franz

Classifications

• F16B5/08 Primary

  by means of welds or the like (welding B23K) · CPC title

• F16C11/04 Primary

  Pivotal connections (hinges for doors, windows or wings E05D) · CPC title

• B23K2101/00

  Articles made by soldering, welding or cutting · CPC title

• Y10T403/32951

  Transverse pin or stud · CPC title

• F16C11/045

  with at least a pair of arms pivoting relatively to at least one other arm, all arms being mounted on one pin (crank-pins F16C11/02) · CPC title