Joining method for members

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10850318-B2
Application number	US-201716084145-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2017
Priority date	Mar 29, 2016
Publication date	Dec 1, 2020
Grant date	Dec 1, 2020

Abstract

A joining method for members includes: providing a steel component 10 including insertion holes 14 a and 15 a , an aluminum pipe 20 having a hollow shape, and a support component 30; inserting the aluminum pipe 20 into the insertion holes 14 a and 15 a of the steel component 10; and enlarging the aluminum pipe 20 through deformation and joining the aluminum pipe 20 to the steel component 10 by press-fitting. The press-fit joining is performed while at least part of the support component 30 is disposed in a press-fitting region.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A joining method for members, comprising:
providing a first member having a first insertion hole, a second member having a hollow shape, and a third member;
inserting the second member into the first insertion hole of the first member in an insertion direction; and
expanding and deforming the second member to join the second member to the first member by press-fitting by,
inserting an elastic member into the hollow shape of the second member, and
pressing the elastic member in the insertion direction,

wherein the press-fit joining is performed while at least part of the third member is disposed in a press-fitting region.

2. The joining method for members according to claim 1 , wherein the second member and the third member are further joined to each other by the press-fitting.

3. The joining method for members according to claim 1 , wherein the third member is disposed adjacent to a joining part between the first member and the second member.

4. The joining method for members according to claim 1 , wherein
the third member has a hollow shape including an insertion hole,
the third member is disposed so that an axis line of the third member extends in parallel to an axis line of the second member, and
the second member is inserted into the insertion hole of the third member and joined to the third member by the press-fitting.

5. The joining method for members according to claim 1 , wherein the third member is disposed so that the third member and the first member planarly contact with each other in the press-fitting region and an axis line of the third member extends in a direction different from an axis line of the second member.

6. The joining method for members according to claim 1 , wherein at least part of the third member is disposed in a plane in which a joining part between the first member and the second member is positioned so that the third member and the second member planarly contact with each other in the press-fitting region.

7. The joining method for members according to claim 6 , wherein
the first member and the third member are made of materials of the same kind,
the third member is disposed outside the second member, and
an insulation member is interposed between the second member and the third member.

8. The joining method for members according to claim 6 , wherein
the third member has a sheet shape, and
the third member is wound around the second member.

9. The joining method for members according to claim 1 , wherein
the first member has a hollow shape and includes a second insertion hole,
the third member has a hollow shape,
the third member is inserted into the second insertion hole of the first member, and
the third member is expanded and deformed to be joined to the first member by the press-fitting.

10. The joining method for members according to claim 9 , wherein the third member is further expanded and deformed to be joined to the second member by the press-fitting.

11. The joining method for members according to claim 1 , wherein an insulation member is disposed at least at one of gaps between the first member, the second member, and the third member, or at least at an end part of the first member, the second member, or the third member.

12. The joining method for members according to claim 2 , wherein the third member is disposed adjacent to a joining part between the first member and the second member.

13. The joining method for members according to claim 2 , wherein
the third member has a hollow shape including an insertion hole,
the third member is disposed so that an axis line of the third member extends in parallel to an axis line of the second member, and
the second member is inserted into the insertion hole of the third member and joined to the third member by the press-fitting.

14. The joining method for members according to claim 2 , wherein the third member is disposed so that the third member and the first member planarly contact with each other in the press-fitting region and an axis line of the third member extends in a direction different from an axis line of the second member.

15. The joining method for members according to claim 2 , wherein at least part of the third member is disposed in a plane in which a joining part between the first member and the second member is positioned so that the third member and the second member planarly contact with each other in the press-fitting region.

16. The joining method for members according to claim 15 , wherein
the first member and the third member are made of materials of the same kind,
the third member is disposed outside the second member, and
an insulation member is interposed between the second member and the third member.

17. The joining method for members according to claim 15 , wherein
the third member has a sheet shape, and
the third member is wound around the second member.

18. The joining method for members according to claim 2 , wherein
the first member has a hollow shape and includes a second insertion hole,
the third member has a hollow shape,
the third member is inserted into the second insertion hole of the first member, and
the third member is expanded and deformed to be joined to the first member by the press-fitting.

19. The joining method for members according to claim 18 , wherein the third member is further expanded and deformed to be joined to the second member by the press-fitting.

20. The joining method for members according to claim 2 , wherein an insulation member is disposed at least at one of gaps between the first member, the second member, and the third member, or at least at an end part of the first member, the second member, or the third member.

Assignees

• Kobe Steel Ltd

Inventors

• Maeda Yasuhiro
• Hashimura Toru
• Watanabe Kenichi
• Naitou Junya

Classifications

• B21D39/06 Primary

  of tubes in openings, e.g. rolling-in · CPC title

• B21D39/046

  Connecting tubes to tube-like fittings · CPC title

• Y10T29/49938

  Radially expanding part in cavity, aperture, or hollow body · CPC title

• B21D39/20

  with mandrels, e.g. expandable · CPC title

• B21D53/88

  other parts for vehicles, e.g. cowlings, mudguards · CPC title