Method of fastening first and second thermoplastic parts, and two-part assembly
US8539664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49915
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of fastening first and second thermoplastic parts of a motor vehicle, the first part having a protuberance projecting from a face and the second part having an engagement surface, the method consisting in bringing the second part into contact with the face of the first part, in heating the protuberance, and in plastically deforming the protuberance towards the second part so that the second part is gripped between the face of the first part and an end portion of the protuberance.
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