Method for producing a composite part, and composite part

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10773463-B2
Application number	US-201615165075-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2016
Priority date	Feb 10, 2014
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

A method is provided for producing a composite part, in particular a flat composite part, having a foam core that has a first and second cover layer which are bonded to the foam core on a first surface and a second surface, respectively. The method has the following steps: (a) heating the cover layers and the foam core (b) positioning the cover layers on the surfaces of the foam core, (c) positioning the foam core and the cover layers in a press or a mold which forms the completed composite part, (d) reshaping the foam core and the cover layers in the press or in the mold, wherein the cover layers can be positioned on the surfaces of the foam core, (e) cooling and bonding the cover layers and the foam core in the press or in the mold, and (f) removing the composite part from the press or from the mold.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for producing a composite part comprising a foam core that on a first surface and a second surface has a first cover layer and a second cover layer respectively, which are integrally connected to the foam core, the method comprising the acts of:
a) heating the cover layers and the foam core such that respective surfaces of the cover layers or the foam core soften and such that liquefaction of the respective surfaces of the cover layers or the foam core are prevented;
b) after the heating of the cover layers and the foam core then positioning the cover layers on the respective surfaces of the foam core;
c) positioning the foam core and the cover layers in a press or a mold configured to produce a finished composite part;
d) deforming the foam core and the cover layers by application of pressure by closing the press or the mold, wherein the foam core and the cover layers are not fixed to each other prior to the deforming such that the cover layers can be displaced against the foam core and such that during the deforming no stresses can arise between the cover layers and the foam core;
e) after the deforming, cooling of the foam core and the cover layers in the press or the mold and integral bonding of the foam core to the cover layers by the cooling in the press or the mold; and
f) after the cooling in the press or the mold, removing the composite part from the press or the mold.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the forming act takes place in a time frame of 3 to 45 seconds.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the heating act takes place in a time frame of 30 seconds to 5 minutes.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the cooling and integral bonding act takes place in a time frame of 60 to 300 seconds.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the heating act takes place in a time frame of 30 seconds to 5 minutes.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling and integral bonding act takes place in a time frame of 60 to 300 seconds.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the cover layers are heated to a temperature of 240° C. to 380° C., and the foam core is heated to a temperature of 160° C. to 200° C.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein a temperature difference between the cover layers and the foam core is created by a short temperature boost at an end of the heating act.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the press or the mold forms the composite part with a pressure of 0.03 N/cm2 to 1.5 N/cm2.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method acts a) to f) are repeated after the removal from the press or the mold, wherein another press or mold is used.

11. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the act of pretreating at least one of the cover layers by a coating or an anticorrosion measure.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least locally the foam core is pressed and compressed in thickness.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first cover layer is a metal.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Hammer Maik
• Conze Michael

Classifications

• B32B38/12 Primary

  Deep-drawing · CPC title

• B32B37/06

  characterised by the heating method · CPC title

• B29L2009/001

  the layers being loose · CPC title

• B29C51/14

  using multilayered preforms or sheets · CPC title

• B32B2309/12

  Pressure · CPC title