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US 2016/0177988 A1Published application
Component having an integral bond and joining method
AssigneeAirbus Defence and Space GmbH
InventorsJuergen Silvanus, Meinhard Meyer, Michael Juergens
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Abstract
A component includes at least first and second plastics component parts which are interconnected in a connection zone. A reinforcing element includes at least one wire which bridges the connection zone. The first and second plastics component parts are welded together and/or are fused together in the connection zone. The plastics component parts may be bonded to one another.
Claims21
A component comprising:
- at least first and second plastics component parts interconnected in a connection zone;
- and
- a reinforcing element comprising at least one wire bridging the connection zone.
A joining method for producing a connection between at least two plastics component parts, the method comprising:
- arranging a wire-shaped reinforcing element between the at least first and second plastics component parts;
- and
- softening and/or melting at least one of the first and second components by supplying energy so that portions of the reinforcing element embedded in the material of the component are integrally bonded to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.