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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2023
Sika Technology Ag, Baar, CH;
Robert Davis, Macomb, MI (US);
Michael C. Niezur, Southfield, MI (US);
Taylor S. Robertson, Oxford, MI (US);
SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG, Baar, CH;
Abstract
A reinforcing element for reinforcing a structural element in a motor vehicle, the reinforcing element including: a carrier; an expandable material, the expandable material being arranged at least partially on the carrier; at least two fixation elements that are connected with the carrier, the fixation elements each including a circular metallic tab with an essentially flat central section adapted for welding, and the fixation elements being arranged in such a way that the reinforcing element is fixable to the structural element with a weld connection between the tabs and the structural element; wherein the circular metallic tabs are enclosed by material of the carrier; and wherein the fixation elements are arranged in a peripheral area of the carrier.