Fillet shaping die and bonding method
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkihiro TERASAKA
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Abstract
The fillet shaping die includes a fillet shaping face disposed in abutment with the first member, the fillet shaping face having a curved face that forms a fillet of adhesive at a corner formed by the first member and a second member bonded by the first member and the adhesive.
Claims5
A fillet shaping die, comprising a fillet shaping face that is disposed abutting a first member, wherein the fillet shaping face includes a curved face that shapes a fillet of an adhesive at a corner that is created by the first member and a second member that is bonded to the first member by the adhesive.
A bonding method of bonding a first member and a second member using a fillet shaping die that includes a fillet shaping face and a counter face that is connected to the fillet shaping face, the bonding method comprising:
- a first step of disposing an adhesive on the first member;
- a second step of disposing the fillet shaping die and the second member with respect to the first member on which the adhesive is disposed, such that the fillet shaping face abuts the first member and also the counter face abuts the second member;
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- a third step of separating the fillet shaping die from the first member and the second member after the adhesive is cured and the first member and the second member are bonded to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.