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Devices for bonding parts to be joined

US9561617B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Robert Alexander Goehlich · Hamburg, DE
Malte Sander · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 8, 2016
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 8, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/24479
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device is provided for producing a bonded joint between fiber-reinforced thermoplastic parts to be joined, in which fiber-containing plastic material is mixed into the joining zone while friction stir welding the parts to be joined in the form of a butt joint.

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