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US 9,555,461 B2Granted
Method for connecting two components
AssigneeJohnson Controls GmbH
InventorsAndreas Dannheisig, Michael Hamers, Ludger Mühlenbrock, Volker Schmidt
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Abstract
A method for connecting two components. The method includes heating a deformation region of at least one component part to provide complete heating. The at least one component part is plastically deformed after the complete heating of the deformation region.
Claims20
A method for joining two components by plastic deformation, the method comprising the steps of:
- simultaneously heating a plurality of different axially spaced deformation ranges of at least one component by radiation including a laser for heating an entire circumference of the at least one component, the deformation ranges comprising two deformation areas;
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- plastically deforming the at least one component part after simultaneously heating the plurality of axially spaced deformation ranges such that the deformation areas protrude radially outward from the least one component, wherein another component is sandwiched between the two deformation areas.
A method for joining two components by plastic deformation, the method comprising the steps of:
- simultaneously heating a plurality of axial extents of at least one component by radiation to provide a plurality of heated of axial extents, each of said axial extents being located at a spaced location from each other, wherein a non-radiated area of the at least one component extends between each of said axial extents and another one of said axial extents;
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- subsequent to initiating said radiation, plastically deforming the at least one component part such that each of said heated axial extents extends radially outward from the least one component to form plastically deformed areas of said at least one component, wherein another component is fixed via said plastically deformed areas of said at least one component, said another component being located opposite at least a portion of said non-radiated area.
A method for joining two components by plastic deformation, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least a first component, said first component comprising a first area and a second area, said first area being located at a spaced location from said second area;
- providing at least a second component;
- simultaneously heating said first area and said second area by radiation to provide a plurality of heated areas, said first component comprising a non-radiated area extending between said first area and said second area;
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- subsequent to initiating said radiation, arranging said second component adjacent to said first component and plastically deforming the first component such that each of said first area and said second area extends radially outward from the first component to form at least a first plastically deformed area and a second plastically deformed area of said first component, wherein said second component is fixed to said first component via said first plastically deformed area and said second plastically deformed area, said second component being located opposite at least a portion of said non-radiated area.
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