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Method for connecting a first material to a second material in aircraft construction

US8864077B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Sabine Metzech · Delmenhorst, DE
Georg Wachinger · Rosenheim, DE
Thomas Meer · Egmating, DE
Christian Lammel · Ismaning, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2008
Grant date	Oct 21, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T442/188
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a method of connecting a first material to a second material by means of a heat-activatable adhesive material (8) in aircraft construction, wherein the adhesive material (8) is arranged between the first material and the second material and an induction heat which is adequate to activate the adhesive material (8) is generated. The first material and/or the second material and/or the adhesive material (8) have an induction heat-generating means. The induction heat-generating means is a non-woven metallic mesh and/or the induction heat-generating means (53) has an amount of carbon fibers for induction heat generation. The invention further concerns an apparatus comprising a first material and a second material, wherein the first material and the second material have a connection which can be produced by a heat-activatable adhesive material arranged between the first material and the second material, in accordance with the method in accordance with the invention.

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