Bicycle component comprising a body made from aluminium and a body made from composite material, and method for manufacturing such a component
AssigneeCampagnolo S.r.l.
InventorsPaolo FABRIS, Mauri FELTRIN
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Abstract
The invention relates to a bicycle component, for example a rim, comprising a body made from aluminium and a body made from composite material coupled with a first surface portion of the body made from aluminium. Such a first surface portion has been subjected to a deoxidation surface treatment. An adhesive substance has been then applied on at least part of said first surface portion for gluing the body made from aluminium to the body made from composite material. A second surface portion of the body made from aluminium has been subjected to an oxidation surface treatment with subsequent fixing of the oxide.
Claims18
A bicycle component comprising:
- a first body made from aluminium;
- a second body made from composite material;
- wherein said second body is coupled with a first surface portion of said first body;
- wherein said first surface portion has been subjected to a deoxidation surface treatment;
- wherein on at least one part of said first surface portion an adhesive substance has been subsequently applied for gluing said first body to said second body;
- wherein a second surface portion of said first body has been subjected to an oxidation surface treatment with subsequent fixing of the oxide.
A method for manufacturing a bicycle component, said component comprising a first body made from aluminium and a second body made from composite material, said method comprising the following steps:
- carrying out a deoxidation surface treatment on a first surface portion of said first body;
- applying an adhesive substance on at least one part of said first surface portion thus treated;
- coupling said second body with said first body at said at least one part of said first surface portion;
- said method further comprising the step of carrying out an oxidation surface treatment with subsequent fixing of the oxide on at least one second surface portion of said first body.
The method according to 7, wherein the step of carrying out an oxidation surface treatment on at least one second surface portion of said first body comprises the following steps:
- carrying out said oxidation surface treatment on said first surface portion and second surface portion to form an anodic oxide;
- at least partially removing said anodic oxide from said first surface portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.