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Friction stir welding of thermoplastics

US10456985B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH · DE

Inventors

Juergen Silvanus · Hamburg, DE
Heiko Fietzek · Bernau am Chiemsee, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 2016
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64C2001/0054
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for manufacturing components includes joining a first edge of a thermoplastic-containing first component part and a second edge of a thermoplastic-containing second component part to one another without any overlap. The first and the second edge are interconnected by friction stir welding. Friction stir welding involves rubbing a rotating friction stir welding pin against at least one metal object.

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