Airbus Operations Gmbh

Airbus Deutschland Gmbh

Karsten Litzenberger

Alexei Vichniakov

Klaus Edelmann

Marco Pacchione

Rainer Schildt

Matthias Schweim

A method for joining a first and a second component, at least one of which comprises a fiber-reinforced plastics material. The components are arranged in relation to one another in such a way that a gap region remains between the first and the second component. The gap region is filled, at least in portions, with an uncured plastics material filler in which nanoparticles are dispersed. Energy is introduced locally into the nanoparticles in order to cure the plastics material filler. In another aspect, the invention provides a device for joining two components.

Method and device for joining components

A method for connecting at least two sheet-like formations, in particular at least two metal sheets with a thin material thickness for aircraft, comprises establishing butt-joint connections between the sheet-like formations by forming a joining region; mechanical processing of the sheet-like formations and/or of the joining region; mechanical and/or chemical adhesive pre-treatment of the sheet-like formations and/or of the joining region; and pasting-on at least one reinforcement element in the region of the top and/or the bottom of the joining region, wherein for the purpose of forming a second load path the width of the at least one reinforcement element is wider than the widthof the joining region. A connection is provided and made according to the method. A lightweight structure is also provided that comprises at least one connection according to the invention.

Method for connection at least two pieces of sheet material, particularly at least two metal sheets for a lightweight structure as well a joining and lightweight structure

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Harsefeld, Germany

Karsten Litzenberger