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US 5,548,937 AGranted
Method of jointing members and a jointing structure
OwnerTakeshige Shimonoharainventor
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A method of jointing members and a jointing structure capable of simplifying the jointing operation and facilitating jointing of members firmly together without exposing jointed portions on jointing surfaces of the members. A recessed portion is formed in the jointing surface of one member and a bag body made of a flexible material is attached to the jointing surface of the other member wherein the jointing surfaces of both members are brought into contact with each other while the bag body is inserted into the recessed portion and a filler is introduced into and fills the bag body so as to expand the bag body into a shape corresponding to the inner peripheral shape of the recessed portion. Tensile strength is generated in the bag body that has been expanded by the fillers in the jointing direction, whereby both members can be firmly jointed with each other while they are fastened by the filled body bag.
A method of jointing at least first and second members comprising the steps of:
A method of jointing at least first and second members comprising the steps of:
A jointing structure comprising first and second members which have respective jointing surfaces and are jointed with each other with said respective jointing surfaces thereof disposed adjacent to one another, said first member having a recessed portion formed therein which opens outwardly from said jointing surface and defines an inner peripheral shape thereof, said second member having a bag body made of a flexible material attached to said jointing surface thereof, said bag body disposed within said recessed portion when said first and second members are jointed together and having a filler injected into said bag body, said bag body being expanded by said filler into a shape corresponding to said inner peripheral shape of said recessed portion, whereby said first and second members are jointed with each other.
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