Joining method and joint structure of members

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11229942-B2
Application number	US-201716084506-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2017
Priority date	Mar 29, 2016
Publication date	Jan 25, 2022
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022

Abstract

Disclosed is a joining method of members, which includes the steps of: preparing a first member in which a first hole portion having a polygonal cross-sectional shape is formed, and a second member having a hollow shape, wherein the second member has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the polygonal cross-sectional shape of the first hole portion, the second member including a plurality of straight line portions extending linearly and corner portions positioned between the adjacent two straight line portions in the cross-sectional shape; inserting the second member into the first hole portion of the first member; and caulking and joining the second member to the first member by enlarging and deforming the corner portions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A joining method of members, which comprises the steps of:
preparing a first member in which a first hole portion having a polygonal cross-sectional shape is formed, and a second member having a hollow shape, wherein
the second member has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the polygonal cross-sectional shape of the first hole portion, the second member including a plurality of straight line portions extending linearly and a corner portion positioned between the adjacent two straight line portions in the cross-sectional shape;
inserting the second member into the first hole portion of the first member;
disposing an elastic body in the corner portions of the second member in such a manner that the elastic body has a surface extending in a direction perpendicular to an inserting direction of the second member; and
applying a pressing force onto an entirety of the surface of the elastic body in the inserting direction of the second member such that the corner portion is enlarged and deformed in the direction perpendicular to the inserting direction of the second member so that the second member is caulked and joined to the first member.

2. The joining method according to claim 1 , wherein
the straight line portion has a length that is equal to or more than a first length, and
a core member is disposed at the straight line portion.

3. The joining method according to claim 2 , wherein
the first length is equal to an effective width B of the first member, the effective width B is determined by formula (1) below, and
a length C of the core member in a longitudinal direction of the straight portion is determined by formula (3) below:
B=α×√E×t/√σy   (1)

0.9≤α≤1.1  (2)

C≥L−B   (3)

where α is specified by formula (2), E is a Young's modulus of the first member, t is a plate thickness of the first member, σy is a yield stress of the first member, and L is a length of the straight line portion.

4. The joining method according to claim 1 , wherein
the elastic body is disposed in at least a joint portion between the first member and the second member in the corner portion.

5. A joint structure between a first member having a first hole portion and a second member having a hollow shape, the second member being inserted into the first hole portion, wherein
the first hole portion has a polygonal cross-sectional shape,
the second member has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the polygonal cross-sectional shape of the first hole portion, the second member including a plurality of straight line portions extending linearly and a corner portion positioned between the adjacent two straight line portions in the cross-sectional shape, and
an amount of enlarged deformation of the second member in at least the one corner portion is larger than an amount of enlarged deformation of the second member in the straight line on at least one side, wherein
the straight line portion has a length that is equal to or more than a first length, and
a core member is disposed at the straight line portion,
the first length is equal to an effective width B of the first member, the effective width B is determined by formula (1) below, and
a length C of the core member in a longitudinal direction of the straight portion is determined by formula (3) below:
B=α×√E×t/√σy   (1)

0.9≤α≤1.1  (2)

C≥L−B   (3)

where α is specified by formula (2), E is a Young's modulus of the first member, t is a plate thickness of the first member, σy is a yield stress of the first member, and L is a length of the straight line portion.

Assignees

• Kobe Steel Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• B21D39/06 Primary

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

• B21D39/20

  with mandrels, e.g. expandable · CPC title

• B21D39/206

  by axially compressing the elastic material · CPC title

• B21D39/044

  perpendicular · CPC title

• B21D39/203

  expandable by fluid or elastic material · CPC title