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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 11/11 (2006.01); F16B 5/08 (2006.01); B23K 11/20 (2006.01); F16B 5/04 (2006.01); F16B 19/08 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01); B21J 15/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/20 (2006.01); F16B 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 11/115 (2013.01); B21J 15/00 (2013.01); B23K 11/20 (2013.01); F16B 5/04 (2013.01); F16B 5/08 (2013.01); F16B 19/086 (2013.01); F16B 33/008 (2013.01); B23K 2103/20 (2018.08); F16B 2019/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for joining at least two structural parts includes a fitting step in which a joining element is driven into the first structural part while a residual material thickness is maintained, and a joining step in which the joining element driven into the first structural part is connected to the second structural part. The joining element has a hollow element shaft, which is driven into the first structural part, and an element head, which is welded or adhesively bonded to the second structural part.