Method for producing a multi-component part of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10899085-B2
Application number	US-201815891465-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 8, 2018
Priority date	Feb 14, 2017
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A method for producing a multi-component part (200) of a vehicle includes inserting an air-guiding device (10) having at least one contact portion (40) into a cavity (310) of a tool (300). The method then includes heating a composite part (100) having at least one mating contact portion (140) to a melting point of at least one material of the composite part (100), and heating the contact portion (40) of the air-guiding device (10) to a melting point of at least one material of the contact portion (40). The method further includes inserting the heated composite part (100) into the cavity (310) of the tool (300) and pressing the heated composite part (100) into a geometry of the part while simultaneously forming an integrally bonded connection between the mating contact portion (140) of the composite part (100) and the contact portion (40) of the air-guiding device (10).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for producing a multi-component part ( 200 ) of a vehicle, having the following steps:
providing at least one T-shaped air-guiding device ( 10 ) having an air-guiding portion ( 30 ) with opposite first and second ends and two contact portions ( 40 ) extending in opposite directions from the first end of the air-guiding portion ( 30 ), a recess ( 44 ) being formed in the first end of the air-guiding portion ( 30 ), and surface elevations ( 42 ) projecting from the surfaces of the contact portions ( 40 ) facing away from the second end of the air-guiding portion ( 30 ),
inserting the air guiding portion ( 30 ) of the at least one air-guiding device ( 10 ) into a holding portion ( 312 ) of a cavity ( 310 ) of a tool device ( 300 ) so that the air-guiding portion ( 30 ) of the air-guiding device ( 10 ) is heat insulated by the holding portion ( 312 ) of the cavity ( 310 ),
heating a composite part ( 100 ) having at least one continuous mating contact surface ( 140 ) for a pressing operation to a melting point of at least one material component of the composite part ( 100 ),
heating the contact portions ( 40 ) of the at least one air-guiding device ( 10 ) to a melting point of at least one material component of the contact portions ( 40 ) of the air-guiding device ( 10 ) while the air-guiding portion ( 30 ) is heat-insulated by the holding portion ( 312 ) of the cavity ( 310 ),
inserting the heated composite part ( 100 ) into the cavity ( 310 ) of the tool device ( 300 ),
pressing the heated composite part ( 100 ) into a specified geometry of the multi-component part ( 200 ) with simultaneous formation of an integrally bonded connection between the at least one mating contact surface ( 140 ) of the composite part ( 100 ) and the contact portions ( 40 ) of the air-guiding device ( 10 ) so that the surface elevations ( 42 ) of the contact portions ( 40 ) and surface areas of the contact portions ( 40 ) adjacent the surface elevations ( 42 ) integrally bond to the at least one mating contact surface ( 140 ).

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the heating of the composite part ( 100 ) and/or the heating of the contact portions ( 40 ) of the air-guiding device ( 10 ) are/is carried out by thermal radiation.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pressing is carried out to form a complete or substantially complete form-fitting connection between the contact portions ( 40 ) of the air-guiding device ( 10 ) and the at least one mating contact surface ( 140 ) of the composite part ( 100 ).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of inserting the air-guiding portion ( 30 ) of the at least one air-guiding device ( 10 ) into the holding portion ( 312 ) of the cavity ( 310 ) of the tool device ( 300 ) is carried out so that the air-guiding portion ( 30 ) of the air-guiding device ( 10 ) has a form-fitting reception in the holding portion ( 312 ) to achieve both mechanical stabilization and heat dissipation to the holding portion ( 312 ) of the tool device ( 300 ).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surface elevations ( 42 ) comprise points projecting partly into the at least one mating contact surface ( 140 ).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the two contact portions ( 40 ) define first and second contact portions ( 40 ), a projecting distance of the first contact portion ( 40 ) from the air-guiding portion ( 30 ) is greater than a projecting distance of the second contact portion ( 40 ) from the air-guiding portion ( 30 ) so that a bonding force between the first contact portion ( 40 ) and the mating contact portion ( 140 ) is greater than a bonding force between the second contact portion ( 40 ) and the mating contact portion ( 140 ).

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Hoelzel Steffen
• Kayadere Fuat
• Paulitsch Markus
• Russ Joerg
• Baier Matthias

Classifications

• B62D35/00

  Vehicle bodies characterised by streamlining · CPC title

• B29C65/00

  Joining {or sealing} of preformed parts {, e.g. welding of plastics materials}; Apparatus therefor {(general aspects of processes or apparatus for joining preformed parts B29C66/00; using porous material formed by internal pressure generated therein for joining preformed parts B29C44/1228, B29C44/326)} · CPC title

• B21D35/00 Primary

  Combined processes according to {or processes combined with} methods covered by groups B21D1/00 - B21D31/00 (B21D21/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B29L2031/3058

  Spoilers · CPC title

• B29C66/721

  Fibre-reinforced materials (B29C66/729 takes precedence) · CPC title