Method for producing a common connecting opening in two components, at least one of which is made from a plastically deformable material
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsAlexei VICHNIAKOV, Nico PAHMEYER
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Abstract
A method is provided for producing a common connecting opening in two components, at least one of which is made from a plastically deformable material. In the method, at least the edge region of a first prefabricated opening of the first component is softened in order subsequently to introduce a mandrel which displaces the material softened by the heating so that a common connecting opening having a predetermined diameter is obtained.
Claims12
A method for producing a common connecting opening in two components, at least one of which is made from a plastically deformable material, comprising the steps:
- providing a first component made of a plastically deformable material, the first component having a first opening,
- providing a second component having a second opening,
- assembling the first component and the second component so that the first opening and the second opening lie on one another,
- enclosing the first component and the second component between a first restricting body and a second restricting body in an edge region around the respective opening,
- softening the material at least of the edge region of the first component,
- introducing a mandrel into the first and second openings so that softened material moves between the two edge regions and surrounds the mandrel in order to provide a common connecting opening, and
- setting the material,
- the mandrel having an outer diameter which corresponds to a target diameter of the common connecting opening.
A system for producing a common connecting opening in two components, each having an opening therein, at least one of which bodies is made from a plastically deformable material, comprising:
- a first restricting body positioned adjacent at least one of the components,
- a second restricting body, and
- a mandrel,
- wherein the first restricting body comprises a first restricting surface and a first cavity, in which the mandrel is movably guided perpendicularly to the first restricting surface, and
- wherein at least the first restricting body is configured to soften the material in an edge region of the at least one adjacent component around the opening therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.