Integral joining
US7160405B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/477
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for joining bodies by melting down a joining element. The joining element acts on a surface of one of the bodies and penetrates the surface as a result of a directed force. Once in a penetrated condition, a mechanical excitation is generated such that during further penetration of the joining element into the one body, the advance is maintained through the directed force and the melting down is maintained through the mechanical excitation. Molten or melted material is hydraulically displaced into the bodies.
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