Method for joining members, and joint body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11052446-B2
Application number	US-201716327683-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2017
Priority date	Sep 28, 2016
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

A method for joining members includes: providing a wall surface body which is a die-molded article provided with a hole portion with a draft angle provided from its opposite end portions toward its center portion, a tubular body with a hollow shape, and an elastic body; inserting the tubular body into the hole portion in the wall surface body; inserting the elastic body into the inside of the tubular body; and compressing the elastic body in the direction of an axial line L of the tubular body to expand the elastic body outwardly in the radial direction of the axial line L, thereby deforming and expanding the tubular body to joint the tubular body to the wall surface body by press-fitting.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for joining members, comprising:
providing a first member which is a die-molded article provided with a hole portion with a draft angle provided from its opposite end portions toward its center portion, a second member with a hollow shape, and an elastic body;
inserting the second member into the hole portion in the first member;
inserting the elastic body into an inside of the second member; and
compressing the elastic body in a direction of an axial line of the second member to expand the elastic body outwardly in a radial direction of the axial line, thereby expanding and deforming the second member to join the second member to the first member by press-fitting;
wherein the first member is provided in its inner surface with an uninclined surface having no draft angle, and the first member is provided with an opening portion at a position facing the uninclined surface.

2. The method for joining members according to claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a core;
providing a plurality of the elastic body;
inserting the core into the inside of the second member; and
inserting the elastic bodies into the second member in opposite sides with the core sandwiched between the elastic bodies.

3. The method for joining members according to claim 2 , wherein
the hole portion in the first member has a trapezoid cross section,
the uninclined surface is provided in an upper bottom side of the hole portion,
the opening portion is provided in a lower bottom side of the hole portion, and
the upper bottom side of the hole portion is provided with a draft angle larger than a draft angle provided in the lower bottom side.

4. The method for joining members according to claim 2 , wherein the second member has a diameter increased in a trumpet shape at its one end portion.

5. The method for joining members according to claim 2 , further comprising:
providing an outer frame die;
placing the outer frame die on an outer side of the first member; and
joining the first member and the second member to each other by press-fitting in a state where the first member is suppressed from deforming by the outer frame die.

6. The method for joining members according to claim 1 , wherein
the hole portion in the first member has a trapezoid cross section,
the uninclined surface is provided in an upper bottom side of the hole portion,
the opening portion is provided in a lower bottom side of the hole portion, and
the upper bottom side of the hole portion is provided with a draft angle larger than a draft angle provided in the lower bottom side.

7. The method for joining members according to claim 1 , wherein the second member has a diameter increased in a trumpet shape at its one end portion.

8. The method for joining members according to claim 1 , further comprising:
providing an outer frame die;
placing the outer frame die on an outer side of the first member; and
joining the first member and the second member to each other by press-fitting in a state where the first member is suppressed from deforming by the outer frame die.

9. A joint body comprising:
a first member which is a die-molded article provided with a hole portion with a draft angle provided from its opposite end portions toward its center portion; and
a second member with a hollow shape which is inserted into the hole portion of the first member,
wherein the second member is jointed to the first member by press-fitting in a state where the second member is expanded;
wherein the first member has, in its inner surface, an uninclined surface having no draft angle, and the first member has an opening portion at a position facing the uninclined surface.

Assignees

• Kobe Steel Ltd

Inventors

• Maeda Yasuhiro
• Hashimura Toru
• Watanabe Kenichi

Classifications

• F16B11/002

  by pressing the elements together so as to obtain plastic deformation (shrinkage connections, force fits F16B4/00; pin-and-hole connections involving plastic deformation F16B17/00) · CPC title

• B21D53/88

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

• B21D39/20

  with mandrels, e.g. expandable · CPC title

• B21D39/04 Primary

  of tubes with tubes; of tubes with rods {(crimped pipe joints as such F16L13/14)} · CPC title

• B21D39/206

  by axially compressing the elastic material · CPC title