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US 10,018,210 B2Granted
Component having an integral bond and joining method
AssigneeAirbus Defence and Space GmbH
InventorsJuergen Silvanus, Meinhard Meyer, Michael Juergens
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Abstract
A component includes at least first and second plastics component parts which are interconnected in a connection zone. A reinforcing element includes at least one wire which bridges the connection zone. The first and second plastics component parts are welded together and/or are fused together in the connection zone. The plastics component parts may be bonded to one another.
Claims17
A component comprising:
- at least first and second plastics component parts interconnected in a connection zone such that the first and second plastics component parts overlap in the connection zone;
- and
- a reinforcing element comprising at least one wire extending through the connection zone and embedded at least partially in the first and second plastics component parts in the connection zone,
- wherein the at least one wire comprises a plurality of connected helical wires interwoven in the form of a mat, and
- wherein the at least one wire on surfaces of the first and second plastics component parts opposite the connection zone does not protrude beyond said first and second plastics component parts and/or is not visible on said surfaces.
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A joining method for producing a connection between at least two plastics component parts, the method comprising:
- arranging a wire-shaped reinforcing element between the at least first and second plastics component parts interconnected in a connection zone such that the first and second plastics component parts overlap in the connection zone;
- and
- softening and/or melting at least one of the first and second components by supplying energy so that portions of the reinforcing element embedded in the material of the component are integrally bonded to one another,
- wherein the wire-shaped reinforcing element extends through the connection zone and is embedded at least partially in the first and second plastics component parts in the connection zone,
- wherein the wire-shaped reinforcing element on surfaces of the first and second plastics component parts opposite the connection zone does not protrude beyond said first and second plastics component parts and/or is not visible on said surfaces, and
- wherein the at least one wire comprises a plurality of connected helical wires interwoven in the form of a mat.
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A component, comprising:
- at least first and second plastics component parts interconnected in a connection zone such that the first and second plastics component parts overlap in the connection zone;
- and
- a reinforcing element comprising at least one wire bridging extending through the connection zone and embedded at least partially in the first and second plastics component parts in the connection zone,
- wherein the at least one wire comprises a plurality of connected helical wires interwoven in the form of a mat,
- wherein the component is a component of a flap of an aircraft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.