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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9211605 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2014

Method for joining a composite sheet to a metallic substrate

Applicants:

Heiko Beenken, Soest, DE;

Peter Ohse, Duisburg, DE;

Inventors:

Heiko Beenken, Soest, DE;

Peter Ohse, Duisburg, DE;

Assignee:

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, Duisburg, DE;

Attorney:

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Forrest M Phillips

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 11/16 (2006.01); B23K 11/00 (2006.01); B21D 39/03 (2006.01); B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 9/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01); B32B 15/18 (2006.01); B32B 15/20 (2006.01); B32B 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 11/002 (2013.01); B21D 39/03 (2013.01); B23K 1/0008 (2013.01); B23K 9/0026 (2013.01); B23K 26/0093 (2013.01); B32B 3/08 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 9/042 (2013.01); B32B 15/043 (2013.01); B32B 15/08 (2013.01); B32B 15/18 (2013.01); B32B 15/20 (2013.01); B23K 2203/16 (2013.01); B32B 2307/102 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49732 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24322 (2015.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for joining a composite sheet to a metallic substrate, wherein the composite sheet has at least one metallic top layer and at least one non-metallic layer which consists of a plastic material, wherein an opening is introduced into the composite sheet, and wherein at least one joining element is provided which is inserted into the opening of the composite sheet. A method for joining a composite sheet to a metallic substrate with process reliability and of specifying a corresponding structure is achieved by forming the joining element as a metallic sleeve, wherein the metallic sleeve is deformed, so that it joins together with the composite sheet in a form-fit and force-fit manner, and wherein the metallic sleeve is firmly bonded to the substrate with the end pointing towards the substrate using a filler material, wherein the filler material is arranged inside the sleeve.

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