Applying structural adhesive
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsChristian Heering, Tomasz Schmidt, Damien C. Vadillo, Andreas Backers, Peter J. Schneider, Adrian T. Jung, Boris Tasch, Andrea Stricker, Anna P. Kröger
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a printable structural adhesive composition. The present disclosure further provides methods for applying a structural adhesive onto a substrate, the method comprising printing the structural adhesive onto the substrate. Printing may be carried out by jet printing, pad printing, screen printing and/or stencil printing.
Claims21
A printable structural adhesive composition, comprising
- (a) at least one first epoxy resin;
- (b) at least one epoxy curing agent;
- (c) at least one toughening agent;
- wherein the printable structural adhesive composition exhibits a viscosity according to DIN 54458 at 65° C. of less than 100 Pa×s.
The method according to 11, wherein the surface of the first substrate is selected from flat surfaces, cylindrical surfaces, spherical surfaces, compound angles surfaces, textured surfaces, concave surfaces, or convex surfaces.
A method of patching a hole of an electrocoated automobile body or part thereof comprising:
- (i) receiving data regarding a location of one or more holes of a second substrate comprising an automobile body or part thereof;
- (ii) utilizing the data to patch the hole with a first substrate and an adhesive.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.