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US 5,961,028 AGranted
System for joining thin-walled steel parts
AssigneesSchmitz & Brill GmbH, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsChristian Eichmuller, Helmut Himmel, Wilfried Willeke
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Abstract
A thin-walled steel first part is joined to a steel second part by first juxtaposing a metal plate with the first part, then securing the plate to the first part by soldering or laser welding, juxtaposing the second part with the plate, and fusion welding the second part to the plate.
Claims9
A method of joining a thin-walled steel first part to a thin-walled steel second part, the method comprising the steps of:
- juxtaposing a metal plate with the first part;
- securing the plate to the first part by soldering or laser welding;
- juxtaposing the second part with the plate;
- and
- fusion welding the second part to the plate.
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