Connecting member and connecting method for redirecting flowable material

A connecting member, comprising:

• a fastening portion configured to be fastened to an object by an adhesive, wherein the fastening portion comprises a fastening area configured to come into contact with the object to be fastened;
• at least one supply opening for supplying the adhesive and at least one discharge opening for discharging a part of the adhesive, wherein the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening are arranged outside of the fastening portion or at least outside of the fastening area;
• and
• a channel connecting the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening and configured to direct a flow of the adhesive, wherein the channel comprises at least one open channel portion that at least partly extends on a surface of the fastening portion and that comprises a redirecting portion configured to redirect the flow of the adhesive coming from the at least one supply opening to the at least one discharge opening,
• wherein the at least one open channel portion comprises at least one helical portion, a first helical portion of the at least one helical portion is connected to the at least one redirecting portion and wherein a second helical portion of the at least one helical portion is connected to the at least one redirecting portion.

A connecting method for connecting a connecting member with an object by an adhesive, wherein the connecting member comprises:

• a fastening portion configured to be fastened to the object by the adhesive, wherein the fastening portion comprises a fastening area configured to come into contact with the object to be fastened;
• at least one supply opening for supplying the adhesive and at least one discharge opening for discharging a part of the adhesive, wherein the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening are arranged outside of the fastening portion at least outside of the fastening area;
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• a channel connecting the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening and configured to direct a flow of the adhesive, wherein the channel comprises at least one open channel portion that at least partly extends on a surface of the fastening portion and that comprises at least one redirecting portion configured to redirect the flow of the adhesive between the at least one supply opening and the at least one discharge opening, wherein the at least one open channel portion comprises at least one helical portion, a first helical portion of the at least one helical portion is connected to the at least one redirecting portion and wherein a second helical portion of the at least one helical portion is connected to the at least one redirecting portion,
• wherein the method comprises the steps of:
• arranging the fastening portion of the connecting member at the object such that the at least one open channel portion is covered by a surface of the object to form a closed channel portion;
• supplying the adhesive via the at least one supply opening to the channel of the connecting member, wherein the adhesive flows through a first internal channel portion, the closed channel portion and a second internal channel portion to the at least one discharge opening, wherein the adhesive in the closed channel portion comes into contact with both the connecting member and the object, to establish an adhering connection between the connecting member and the object;
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• stopping adhesive supply when the adhesive leaks out the at least one discharge opening.