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US 2026/0077561 A1Published application
Method for joining at least two components
OwnerPaul JOERN, Filipp KOEHLER +4inventors
InventorsPaul JOERN, Filipp KOEHLER, Lennart FINGER, Joerg SCHWICKERT, Fabian KOEFFERS, Michael SCHOELER
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Abstract
An in-situ thermoforming and (co-)consolidation process for joining two components together. An adaption of one of the components to the contour of the other component is done directly before a joining step with the other component in the same tooling by adapting process parameters such as heat and pressure. Also a stiffened component manufactured by such a method.
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A method for joining at least two components, comprising the steps:
- providing a first component which is dimensionally stable before processing and which has a first joining surface;
- providing a second component comprising at least a binder which is reactable under temperature and which is dimensionally stable before processing and which has a second joining surface that is at least partially different from a shape of the first joining surface of the first component;
- arranging the first component and the second component between a lower tool part and an upper tool part;
- and,
- applying pressure and heat to the first component and the second component such that the second component is deformed and the second joining surface is adapted to the shape of the first joining surface, and the first component and the second component are joined together.
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