Joining structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9759249-B2
Application number	US-201414899980-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2014
Priority date	Jul 16, 2013
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

An occurrence of thermal distortion when heterogenous materials are joined together is suppressed. Provided is a joining structure that includes a first member, a second member, a rivet and a resin-filled portion. The first member is formed of a first material. The second member is formed of a second material that is different from the first material. The rivet penetrates through at least the first member and joins the first member and second member together. The resin-filled portion is provided around the rivet at a side of the first member at which the second member is disposed. The resin-filled portion is formed by at least one of the first member and the second member and forms a gap between the first member and the second member. A resin member is disposed inside the resin-filled portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A joining structure comprising:
a first member formed of a first material;
a second member formed of a second material that is different from the first material;
a rivet that penetrates through at least the first member and joins the first member and the second member together; and
a resin-filled portion provided around the rivet at a side of the first member on which the second member is disposed, the resin-filled portion being formed by at least one of the first member and the second member and forming a gap between the first member and the second member, and a resin member being disposed inside the resin-filled portion, wherein
the first member and the second member are engaged with each other outside the resin-filled portion,
the second material is formed of a metal material,
the rivet includes a head portion that touches the first member and a shaft portion that penetrates through the first member, and
the shaft portion is joined to the second member by welding.

2. A joining structure comprising:
a first member formed of a first material:
a second member formed of a second material that is different from the first material;
a rivet that penetrates through at least the first member and joins the first member and the second member together; and
a resin-filled portion provided around the rivet at a side of the first member at which the second member is disposed, the resin-filled portion being formed by at least one of the first member and the second member and forming a gap between the first member and the second member, and a resin member being disposed inside the resin-filled portion, wherein
the second material is formed of a metal material,
the rivet includes a head portion that touches the first member and a shaft portion that penetrates through the first member,
the shaft portion is joined to the second member by welding, and
another resin-filled portion is provided around the rivet at an opposite side of the first member from the side thereof at which the second member is disposed, a resin member being disposed inside the another resin-filled portion.

3. The joining structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second member is formed of a material with a lower linear expansion coefficient than the first member.

4. The joining structure according to claim 1 , wherein the resin member that is disposed in the resin-filled portion is an adhesive.

5. The joining structure according to claim 2 , wherein
a flange portion that is inflected from a wall portion of the first member is joined to the second member by the rivet,
the another resin-filled portion is formed by a bead portion at the flange portion, and
the bead portion is provided as far as a boundary region of the flange portion with the wall portion.

6. The joining structure according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a plurality of rivets that each penetrate through at least the first member and joins the first member and the second member together, and
wherein another bead portion is provided so as to connect between the plurality rivets, the another bead portion being in fluid communication with the resin-filled portion.

7. The joining structure according to claim 1 , wherein at least two protrusion portions are provided at a surface of the rivet that opposes the second member, the protrusion portions protruding toward the second member.

8. The joining structure according to claim 7 , wherein a recess portion is provided at the surface of the rivet that opposes the second member, the recess portion being provided at a location adjacent to the protrusion portions, the recess portion being sunken in a direction away from the second member.

9. The joining structure according to claim 7 , wherein the protrusion portions are provided at a central portion and a periphery edge portion of the surface of the rivet that opposes the second member.

10. The joining structure according to claim 1 , wherein a trough portion is provided at the head portion, the trough portion being provided at a location adjacent to the shaft portion, the trough portion being sunken in a direction away from the second member.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kurokawa Hiroyuki

Classifications

• F16B5/045

  without the use of separate rivets · CPC title

• B62D25/2036

  the subunits being side panels, sills or pillars (B62D21/157 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16B19/1054

  the pull-mandrel or the like being frangible · CPC title

• F16B5/04

  by means of riveting (rivets F16B19/04) · CPC title

• F16B5/08

  by means of welds or the like (welding B23K) · CPC title