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Method for producing a component connection and component connection

US10550871B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Maik Hammer · Bruckberg, DE
Johann Van Niekerk · Munich, DE
Jan Andreas PFRANG · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 16, 2017
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 9, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/471
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A component connection has a first component, which consists of a metal material, a ball likewise consisting of a metal material, which is welded to the first component, and a second component which has a through-hole and a collar which projects from a top side of the second component, is bent upwards and extends circumferentially around the through-hole. The two components are joined to each other such that the ball projecting from the first component projects into the through-hole provided in the second component or even partially through the through-hole. The second component is arranged so that the collar protrudes from the first component. The second component is a sandwich component which has a middle layer of a plastic material, the middle layer being located between an upper metal layer and a lower metal layer.

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