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OwnerJulius Herold, Robert Magunia +5inventors
InventorsJulius Herold, Robert Magunia, Manfred Rein, Silvia Gruenewald, Rolf Wirth, Thorsten Huelsmann, Kai Baer
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A method is provided for bonding shaped parts using a heat-curable adhesive by joining the parts with the adhesive and exposing the adhesive in the bonded joint thereby formed to electromagnetic radiation, at least part of the radiation being in the near infra-red. At least one of the parts is transparent to the electromagnetic radiation in the area of the bonded joint. This method is particularly suitable for producing vehicle lamp or headlight assemblies.
A process for joining a first part to a second part, said process comprising forming a bonded joint between the first part and the second part using a heat-curable adhesive, at least one part being transparent to electromagnetic radiation in the region of the bonded joint, exposing the bonded joint to electromagnetic radiation and heating and curing the heat-curable adhesive, wherein at least significant parts of the electromagnetic radiation are in the wavelength range of the near infrared.
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