Method and device for joining components
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsKarsten Litzenberger, Klaus Edelmann, Matthias Schweim, Rainer Schildt
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Abstract
A method for joining a first and a second component, at least one of which comprises a fiber-reinforced plastics material. The components are arranged in relation to one another in such a way that a gap region remains between the first and the second component. The gap region is filled, at least in portions, with an uncured plastics material filler in which nanoparticles are dispersed. Energy is introduced locally into the nanoparticles in order to cure the plastics material filler. In another aspect, the invention provides a device for joining two components.
Claims19
A method for tolerance compensation between a first and a second aircraft fuselage shell segment, at least one of which comprises a fiber-reinforced plastics material, comprising:
- arranging, after curing of the fiber-reinforced plastics material to a degree sufficient to make a complete aircraft fuselage cell, the aircraft fuselage shell segments in relation to one another while leaving a gap region having a width of at least 0.3 mm between the first and the second aircraft fuselage shell segment;
- filling the gap region, at least in portions, with an uncured plastics material filler in which nanoparticles are dispersed;
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- introducing energy locally into the nanoparticles by exciting the nanoparticles in the gap region by sound waves in order to cure the plastics material filler.
A method for tolerance compensation between a first and a second aircraft fuselage section, at least one of which comprises a fiber-reinforced plastics material, comprising:
- arranging, after curing of the fiber-reinforced plastics material to a degree sufficient to make a complete aircraft fuselage cell, the aircraft fuselage sections in relation to one another while leaving a gap region having a width of at least 0.3 mm between the first and the second aircraft fuselage section;
- filling the gap region, at least in portions, with an uncured plastics material filler in which nanoparticles are dispersed;
- and
- introducing energy locally into the nanoparticles by exciting the nanoparticles in the gap region by sound waves in order to cure the plastics material filler.
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