Two-part component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10618384-B2
Application number	US-201415031960-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2014
Priority date	Oct 25, 2013
Publication date	Apr 14, 2020
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020

Abstract

The invention relates to a two-part component for a vehicle body comprising an outer sheet (1) and an inner sheet (2), wherein the outer sheet (1) is connected to the inner sheet (2) along their rims at least in one connection section (3) in such a manner that the outer sheet (1) and the inner sheet (2) run parallel to one another in a first region (4) of the outer sheet (1), wherein an adhesive material (5) is introduced in the first region (4) between the outer sheet (1) and the inner sheet (2), and wherein in a second region (6) of the outer sheet (1), the outer sheet (1) is bent against the inner side of the inner sheet (2), wherein in the second region (6) of the outer sheet (1), the outermost rim of the outer sheet (1) is welded to the inner side of the inner sheet along the connection section (3), and to a production method for same.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A two-part component for a vehicle body comprising:
an outer sheet and an inner sheet, wherein the outer sheet is connected to the inner sheet along their rims at least in one connection section in such a manner that the outer sheet and the inner sheet run parallel to one another in a first region of the outer sheet,
wherein an adhesive material is introduced in the first region between the outer sheet and the inner sheet, and in a second region of the outer sheet, the outer sheet is bent against the inner side of the inner sheet, wherein in the second region of the outer sheet, the outermost rim of the outer sheet is welded to the inner side of the inner sheet along the connection section, and
wherein at the outermost rim, the outer sheet rests at an acute angle (α) against the inner side of the inner sheet and wherein the acute angle (α) is between 12 and 27 degrees.

2. The two-part component according to claim 1 , wherein the outer sheet is connected to the inner sheet along their rims over the entire periphery of the component in such a manner that the outer sheet and the inner sheet run parallel to one another in some regions, and an adhesive material is introduced there between the outer sheet and the inner sheet.

3. The two-part component according to claim 1 , wherein the radius (R) of the bend of the outer sheet against the inner sheet is at least 2.5 mm, or is implemented as a double radius (R 1 , R 2 ) of in each case at least 1 mm with a plane section of at least 1 mm between the two radii.

4. The two-part component according to claim 1 , wherein welding is carried out by tactile laser welding or laser soldering.

5. The two-part component according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive material is polyvinylchloride.

6. A method for producing a two-part component according to claim 1 , wherein an adhesive material is applied in the first region onto the outer sheet, the inner sheet is placed in the first region onto the outer sheet, the outer sheet is bent in the second region against the inner side of the inner sheet, and the outermost rim of the outer sheet is welded to the inner side of the inner sheet along the connection section.

7. A two-part component for a vehicle body comprising:
an outer sheet and an inner sheet, wherein the outer sheet is connected to the inner sheet along their rims at least in one connection section in such a manner that the outer sheet and the inner sheet run parallel to one another in a first region of the outer sheet,
wherein an adhesive material is introduced in the first region between the outer sheet and the inner sheet, and in a second region of the outer sheet, the outer sheet is bent against the inner side of the inner sheet, wherein in the second region of the outer sheet, the outermost rim of the outer sheet is welded to the inner side of the inner sheet along the connection section,
wherein at the outermost rim, the outer sheet rests at an acute angle (α) against the inner side of the inner sheet, and
wherein a plane section is located between the bend of the outer sheet and the outermost rim of the outer sheet, wherein the plane section runs parallel to the outer sheet and the inner sheet in the first region.

8. A two-part component according to claim 7 , wherein the length (L 1 ) of the plane section is in the range of 5 to 6 mm.

9. The two-part component according to claim 7 , wherein the length (L 2 ) of a sloping section between the end of the bend of the outer sheet to the inner sheet or to the end of the plane section on the one hand, and to the welded joint of the outer sheet with the inner sheet on the other hand, is in the range of 4 to 6 mm.

10. A two-part component for a vehicle body comprising:
an outer sheet and an inner sheet, wherein the outer sheet is connected to the inner sheet along their rims at least in one connection section in such a manner that the outer sheet and the inner sheet run parallel to one another in a first region of the outer sheet,
wherein an adhesive material is introduced in the first region between the outer sheet and the inner sheet, and in a second region of the outer sheet, the outer sheet is bent against the inner side of the inner sheet, wherein in the second region of the outer sheet, the outermost rim of the outer sheet is welded to the inner side of the inner sheet along the connection section, and
wherein the radius of the bend (R) of the outer sheet against the inner sheet is at least four times the thickness of each of the outer and inner sheets.

Assignees

• Magna Steyr Eng Ag & Co Kg
• Magna Int Inc

Inventors

• Haselwanter Alexander
• Temur Aytac
• Wening Juergen

Classifications

• Y10T428/24215

  Acute or reverse fold of exterior component · CPC title

• B32B7/12

  using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties · CPC title

• B32B2260/046

  Synthetic resin · CPC title

• Y10T428/24264

  Particular fold structure [e.g., beveled, etc.] · CPC title

• B60J5/0469 Primary

  for door panels, e.g. hemming (hemming equipment B21D39/00) · CPC title