Hybrid component and method for producing the hybrid component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016362144-A1
Application number	US-201615181951-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 14, 2016
Priority date	Jun 15, 2015
Publication date	Dec 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hybrid component and a method for producing the hybrid component. The hybrid component comprises a steel component 1 and a light metal component 2, wherein the steel component 1 has a recess 3, which extends through the steel component and tapers towards the light metal component 2, the recess being filled with a weld filler material 6, such that owing to the weld filler material 6, the steel component 1 is bonded in a positive locking manner so as to be positionally stabilized.

First claim

1 . A hybrid component comprising a steel component and a light metal component, wherein the steel component rests with its surface flush against the light metal component at least in certain areas; and a joint connection in the steel component has a form fit connection, the connection being formed by a recess, which extends through the steel component and tapers towards the light metal component, wherein a weld filler material, which is bonded with the light metal component by metallurgical, bonding, is in the recess, wherein the weld filler material extends from the light metal component only partially through the recess, or that an upper surface of the weld filler material terminates level with a top surface of the steel component.

2 . A hybrid component comprising a steel component and a light metal component, wherein the steel component rests with its surface flush against the light metal component at least in certain areas; and a joint connection in the steel component has a form fit connection, the form fit connection being formed by a recess, which extends through the steel component and tapers towards the light metal component, wherein a weld filler material, which is bonded with the light metal component by metallurgical bonding is in the wherein the steel component is coated; and the weld filler material is bonded to the coating by metallurgical bonding.

3 . The hybrid component, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the steel component has high strength or ultra high strength material properties, and/or that the hybrid component is designed as a hybrid component of a motor vehicle.

4 . The hybrid component, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the recess is a V shape or a Y shape in cross section.

5 . The hybrid component, as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the legs of the V shape or the Y shape have a linear, progressive or degressive form.

6 . The hybrid component, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the recess is designed so as to be round, star shaped, polygonal or a combination of the aforementioned shapes, and/or that the recess is designed as a slot.

7 . The hybrid component, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the steel component is coated.

8 . The hybrid component, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a plurality of joint connections are arranged at a respective distance from each other in a longitudinal orientation.

9 . The hybrid component, as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a sealing system is disposed on the joint connections, in particular, in a longitudinal orientation.

10 . The hybrid component, as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an inner circumferential surface of the recess is not coated; and that the weld filler material extends through the recess as far as the coating of the steel component, the coating lying opposite the light metal component; in particular, the weld filler material is bonded to the coating by metallurgical bonding.

11 . The hybrid component, as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the weld filler material extends from the light metal component to only partially extends through the recess, or that a top surface of the weld filler material terminates level with the top surface of the steel component.

12 . A method for producing a hybrid component, as claimed in claim 1 , containing the following process steps:
providing a steel component and producing at least one recess, which extends through the steel component and which tapers in cross section towards a bottom side of the steel component, the bottom side being opposite the light metal component that is to be subsequently attached; providing a light metal component; butt joining the light metal component and the steel component in a positive locking manner at least in certain sections; inserting a weld filler material into the recess and welding by metallurgical bonding the weld filler material with the light metal component; wherein the light metal component and the weld filler material forms a form fit connection with the steel component.

13 . The method, as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the steel component is coated, in particular, with a coating that together with the surface of the steel component forms an intermetallic phase.

Assignees

• Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh

Inventors

• Potthast Simon

Classifications

• B62D27/023 Primary

  Assembly of structural joints · CPC title

• B62D29/008

  predominantly of light alloys, e.g. extruded · CPC title

• B62D29/007

  predominantly of special steel or specially treated steel, e.g. stainless steel or locally surface hardened steel · CPC title

• B23K31/02

  relating to soldering or welding · CPC title

• B23K2203/18

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic