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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Kiefel Gmbh, Freilassing, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KIEFEL GMBH, Freilassing, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B29C 65/60 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/20 (2011.01); G01L 1/04 (2006.01); B29C 65/10 (2006.01); B29C 65/18 (2006.01); B29L 22/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/60 (2013.01); B29C 65/606 (2013.01); B29C 66/21 (2013.01); B29C 66/8161 (2013.01); B29C 66/81463 (2013.01); B29C 66/9221 (2013.01); B29C 66/92211 (2013.01); B29C 66/92451 (2013.01); B60R 21/20 (2013.01); G01L 1/04 (2013.01); B29C 65/10 (2013.01); B29C 65/18 (2013.01); B29C 66/0242 (2013.01); B29C 66/0342 (2013.01); B29C 66/3494 (2013.01); B29C 66/50 (2013.01); B29C 66/929 (2013.01); B29C 66/9241 (2013.01); B29L 2022/027 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3005 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49943 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5377 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of riveting using a plastically deformable plastic rivet is provided. The method includes positioning the plastic rivet in front of the rivet on a component, of a motor vehicle, and deforming the rivet by a riveting die by applying a riveting force, such that a rivet holds the component wherein the rivet is with a rivet dynamometer and the riveting force is measured and a rivet is set with a predetermined breaking point.