Vehicle
US-2022063730-A1 · Mar 3, 2022 · US
Method for producing an overlapping connection, and body component for a vehicle
US11759841B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11759841-B2 |
| Application number | US-202217742695-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Publication date | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2023 |
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The disclosure relates to a method for producing a overlapping connection, in which at least two overlapping components are connected to one another via a folded flange, with a first edge of a first component being folded over a second edge of a second component to form the folded flange, along with a body component that includes such an overlapping connection for a vehicle and a stamping tool for such a body component. According to the disclosure at least one connection region is formed on the folded flange, in which the stamping tool stamps the first component through the second component at least one stamping point, with displaced material of the first component passing into the second component and producing a positive connection.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A body component for a vehicle, comprising: a first component and a second component that are connected to one another via an overlapping connection that has at least one folded flange, wherein a first edge of the first component is folded over a second edge of the second component, the folded flange has a plurality of connection regions, in which the first component is stamped through the second component at two adjacent stamping points in the plurality of connection regions, each connection region is positioned at a predefined distance from other connection regions of the plurality of connection regions, and displaced material of the first component passes into the second component and produces a positive connection. 2. The body component according to claim 1 , wherein the body component is embodied as a vehicle door. 3. The body component according to claim 2 , wherein the first component is embodied as an exterior panel and the second component is embodied as an interior panel. 4. The body component according to claim 2 , wherein the first component and the second component are embodied at least partially as at least one of steel and aluminum components. 5. The body component according to claim 1 , wherein the first component is embodied as an exterior panel and the second component is embodied as an interior panel. 6. The body component according to claim 5 , wherein the first component and the second component are embodied at least partially as at least one of steel and aluminum components. 7. The body component according to claim 1 , wherein the first component and the second component are embodied at least partially as at least one of steel and aluminum components.
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- B21D39/026Primary
Reinforcing the connection by locally deforming · CPC title
for dimpling (combined with perforating B21D28/24) · CPC title
other parts for vehicles, e.g. cowlings, mudguards · CPC title
rigid · CPC title
Reinforcing the connection otherwise than by deforming, e.g. welding · CPC title
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- What does patent US11759841B2 cover?
- The disclosure relates to a method for producing a overlapping connection, in which at least two overlapping components are connected to one another via a folded flange, with a first edge of a first component being folded over a second edge of a second component to form the folded flange, along with a body component that includes such an overlapping connection for a vehicle and a stamping tool …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Audi Ag
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B21D39/026. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 19 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 5 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).