Adhesive assembly and assembly and reinforcement methods comprising the use thereof
AssigneeCold Pad
InventorsJean-Philippe Court, René-Louis Geffroy
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Abstract
An adhesive assembly is provided in particular for assembling a novel element on a structure or further for reinforcing a structure. The adhesive assembly includes a substrate, a rigid element placed with an interval relative to the substrate, at least one seal compressed between the substrate and the rigid element and defining a sealed space within said interval, and a hardened adhesive occupying said space. The seal is compressed by the rigid element that is held on the substrate by the hardened adhesive.
Claims22
An adhesive assembly comprising:
- a substrate;
- a rigid element arranged with an interval relative to the substrate;
- at least one seal compressed between the substrate and the rigid element and defining a sealed space within said interval;
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- a hardened adhesive occupying said space, the seal being compressed by the rigid element that is held on the substrate by the hardened adhesive.
A method of assembling a rigid element to a substrate, the method comprising the following steps:
- /a/ placing the rigid element relative to the substrate, at least one permanent seal being arranged between the rigid element and the substrate in such a way as to define a space in an interval between the rigid element and the substrate;
- /b/ bringing the rigid element and the substrate together in such a way as to compress the permanent seal and seal said space;
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- /c/ hardening an adhesive in the sealed space.
A method of reinforcing a structure comprising at least one substrate, the method comprising the following steps:
- /a/ placing a rigid element opposite the substrate, at least one permanent seal being arranged between the rigid element and the substrate in such a way as to define a space in an interval between the rigid element and the substrate;
- /b/ bringing the rigid element and the substrate together in such a way as to compress the permanent seal and seal said space;
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- /c/ hardening an adhesive in the sealed space to form a composite reinforcement that is isolated from the outside by the permanent seal, which is kept compressed by the rigid element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.