Adhesive assembly and assembly and reinforcement methods comprising the use thereof
AssigneeCold Pad
InventorsJean-Philippe Court, René-Louis Geffroy
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Abstract
An adhesive assembly is provided in particular for assembling a novel element on a structure or further for reinforcing a structure. The adhesive assembly includes a substrate, a rigid element placed with an interval relative to the substrate, at least one seal compressed between the substrate and the rigid element and defining a sealed space within said interval, and a hardened adhesive occupying said space. The seal is compressed by the rigid element that is held on the substrate by the hardened adhesive.
Claims22
An adhesive assembly comprising:
- a substrate;
- a rigid element arranged with an interval relative to the substrate;
- at least one seal compressed between the substrate and the rigid element and defining a closed off space within said interval;
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- a hardened adhesive comprised of a material which is different than the material of the seal, said hardened adhesive occupying said closed off space, the seal being compressed by the rigid element that is held on the substrate by the hardened adhesive.
A method of assembling a rigid element to a substrate, the method comprising the following steps:
- /a/ placing the rigid element relative to the substrate, at least one permanent seal being arranged between the rigid element and the substrate in such a way as to define a closed off space in an interval between the rigid element and the substrate;
- /b/ bringing the rigid element and the substrate together in such a way as to compress the permanent seal and seal said closed off space;
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- /c/ introducing and hardening an adhesive comprised of a material which is different than the material of the seal in the closed off space.
A method of reinforcing a structure comprising at least one substrate, the method comprising the following steps:
- /a/ placing a rigid element opposite the substrate, at least one permanent seal being arranged between the rigid element and the substrate in such a way as to define a closed off space in an interval between the rigid element and the substrate;
- /b/ bringing the rigid element and the substrate together in such a way as to compress the permanent seal and seal said closed off space;
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- /c/ introducing and hardening an adhesive comprised of a material which is different than the material of the seal in the closed off space to form a composite reinforcement that is isolated from the outside by the permanent seal, which is kept compressed by the rigid element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.