Method and Apparatus for Manufactoring a Sandwich Component
AssigneeMAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
InventorGuenter WOLFSBERGER
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a sandwich component includes applying at least one matrix material to the upper side and/or the underside of at least one material blank, and arranging the material blanks above one another and/or next to one another. At least two of the material blanks differ in design or matrix material may be applied in different ways along the upper side and/or underside thereof, or matrix material is applied in different ways to at least one of the material blanks along the upper side and/or underside thereof. In that way, at least one horizontal and/or vertical zone of the sandwich component is created having different mechanical properties than other regions of the sandwich component. The material blanks are then pressed to form the sandwich component.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A method for manufacturing a sandwich component, comprising:
- providing a plurality of material blanks;
- applying at least one matrix material to an upper side and/or an underside of at least one material blank of the material blanks;
- arranging the material blanks above one another and/or next to one another, with at least two material blanks being arranged one above another;
- and
- pressing the material blanks to form the sandwich component such that at least one horizontal and/or vertical zone of the sandwich component is created having different mechanical properties than other regions of the sandwich component,
- wherein at least two of the material blanks differ in design, or matrix material is applied in different ways along the upper side and/or the underside thereof, or matrix material is applied in different ways to at least one of the material blanks along the upper side and/or the underside thereof.
An apparatus for manufacturing a sandwich component, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one multi-layer holding unit configured to hold a plurality of material blanks vertically one above another;
- at least one application unit configured to apply at least one matrix material to an upper side and/or an underside of at least one of the material blanks;
- and
- at least one press configured to press the material blanks to form the sandwich component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.