Method for establishing a nail connection and a nail for this purpose
AssigneeBöllhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH
InventorsTorsten Draht, Gerson Meschut
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Abstract
A method for establishing a nail connection between two components and a nail for this purpose are described. The nail 6 is driven through the non-preholed components in the joint area at a high speed such that the nail point completely penetrates both components and a material collar, which extends into an adhesive layer between the two components, is only formed in the to driving direction in the nail-head-side component.
Claims32
A method for establishing a connection between first and second non-pre-holed components in a joint area by a nail having a nail head, a nail shank and a nail point, wherein the component proximate the nail head is the first component and the other component is the second component, the method comprising:
- a. applying adhesive to at least one of the components so that the adhesive is arranged between the two components in an adhesive layer having a thickness,
- b. arranging the components spaced from each other,
- c. positioning the components with a tensioning device, thereby simultaneously setting a specified gap width of a gap between the two components,
- d. driving the nail in a substantially non-rotating and axial manner into the components in the joint area at a speed in a range of 5- 300 m/s with a setting device, thereby coupling together the two components, by causing the nail point to penetrate both components and forming only a material collar in the first component, the material collar protruding from the first component in the direction facing towards the second component, and extending into the adhesive layer,
- e. wherein the material collar is disposed on the second component and bridges the gap between the first and second components.
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