System of assembling at least three parts
US9345292B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32951
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention relates to an assembly system including first and second parts each including a blind recess and at least one third part including a through hole. According to the invention, the assembly system further includes a permanent securing device including a pin mounted in the through hole of the at least one third part, the pin including, at a first end, a first means of locking one of the first and second parts in its blind recess, and a socket whose external wall includes a second means of locking the other of the first and second parts in its blind recess, and whose internal wall is welded to the second end of the pin in order to join the first, second and at least one third parts to each other with no plastic deformation of the first and second parts.
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