Including Mechanical Interlock Patents (Class 403/267)
  • Patent number: 11919250
    Abstract: A method of assembly of a carbon fiber space frame structure eliminates the need for gusset plates at the joints of the space frame structure. The elimination of the gusset plates at the joints of the space frame structure reduces the weight of the space frame structure and eliminates stresses that occur at the joints due to gusset plates attached at the joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Mahesh Krishna Chengalva
  • Patent number: 11905991
    Abstract: A fibre-reinforced polymer composite shaft for transmitting loads along a central axis is provided. The composite shaft comprises a first interface surface extending along the central axis and comprising at least one helical groove and/or a plurality of circumferential grooves for engaging with at least one corresponding helical ridge and/or a plurality of corresponding circumferential ridges of a second interface surface of an end fitting. The at least one helical groove and/or the plurality of circumferential grooves comprises at least one flank with a flank angle of between 32° and 51°. In such an assembly, a preload structure is arranged to provide a radial biasing force to bias the first interference surface against the second interference surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CROMPTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: James William Bernard, Jon Pethick, Robert Edwin Finney
  • Patent number: 11833873
    Abstract: Air suspension strut for a motor vehicle comprising an air spring with a shock damper, wherein the air spring comprises an air spring cover and a rolling piston, wherein a rolling bellows of elastomer material is clamped in an airtight manner between the air spring cover and the rolling piston, the air spring cover comprises a damper bearing receptacle having a base and receiving a damper bearing of the shock damper, and the air spring cover comprises a clamping base to which a first end of the rolling bellows is attached, wherein the air spring cover is manufactured from a plastic material and comprises a reinforcing core in order to increase the strength of the damper bearing receptacle, the reinforcing core being arranged in the base of the damper bearing receptacle and being at least partially surrounded by the plastic material of the air spring cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventor: Kai Marcus Rautenberg
  • Patent number: 11732685
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a blade root assembly for a wind turbine, the assembly comprising a blade with a root portion and a blade root flange. The blade root portion comprising a plurality of receptacles configured to receive fasteners to couple the blade root portion with a wind turbine rotor hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Renovables Espana, S.L.
    Inventors: Josep Bosch-Collado, Przemyslaw Skierczynski, Javier Bescos Grillo
  • Patent number: 11707959
    Abstract: An air spring strut for a motor vehicle comprising an air spring with a shock damper for the spring-cushioning and damping of oscillations of a motor vehicle chassis, wherein the air spring comprises an air spring cover and a rolling piston, wherein a rolling bellows of elastomer material is clamped in an airtight manner between the air spring cover and the rolling piston, wherein the air spring cover comprises a damper bearing receptacle in which a damper bearing of the shock damper is arranged, and wherein the air spring cover comprises a clamping base to which a first end of the rolling bellows is attached, wherein at least the damper bearing receptacle of the air spring cover is produced from a plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Jens-Uwe Gleu, Martin Ballmann
  • Patent number: 11524770
    Abstract: A panel for an active laminar flow control arrangement may comprise a longitudinal wall and one or more division walls extending from the longitudinal wall and extending between the first end and the second end. The panel may be coupled to a nacelle outer skin via a plurality of adhesive fasteners pre-installed onto an inner surface of the outer skin and onto stiffeners and/or stringers associated with the outer skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
    Inventors: Pablo T. Sanz Martinez, Johann Steven Schrell, Thomas Paolini
  • Patent number: 11480148
    Abstract: A rotor blade for a wind turbine, to a rotor for a wind turbine, to a wind turbine, to a method for producing a rotor blade, to a method for connecting a rotor blade to a rotor hub and to a method for repairing a rotor of a wind turbine. The rotor blade has a connection interface, the connection interface having at least one cutout for receiving a tension element for connecting the rotor blade to a further element of a wind turbine, an outer circumferential surface of the cutout being formed of a connection material and having an internal thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Wobben Properties GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Hesse, Alexander Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11466725
    Abstract: A composite shaft with an end fitting mounted on one end of said shaft and a preload structure arranged to provide a biasing force to bias the composite shaft against the end fitting. The end fitting has a first interface surface, the first interface surface being tapered at an angle to the shaft axis and the shaft has a second interface surface for engagement with the first interface surface and is tapered at an angle to the shaft axis, the second interface surface extending axially from a first end to a second end, the shaft being thicker at the second end than at the first end. The shaft has a third interface surface and the preload structure has a fourth interface surface and the contact pressure of the third interface against the fourth interface increases from the first end of the shaft to the second end of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: CROMPTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Jon Pethick, Robert Edwin Finney, James William Bernard
  • Patent number: 11460061
    Abstract: A joined component includes a first member provided with a first joint surface having an arranging part where a brazing filler material is arranged, a second member joined to the first member by brazing, and provided with a second joint surface having an accommodating recess that opposes the arranging part, a guide groove formed in the first joint surface or the second joint surface, and extending from the arranging part or the accommodating recess toward a fringe of the first joint surface or the second joint surface, and a chamfer formed along the fringe of the first joint surface or the second joint surface, and the guide groove communicates to the chamfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SINTERED ALLOY, LTD.
    Inventors: Reiko Okuno, Masaaki Eida
  • Patent number: 11384797
    Abstract: A shaft connection, e.g., for a motor vehicle driveline, comprises a metal shaft tube material and a metal connecting element. The connecting element comprises a connecting portion with an outer toothing which is pressed with a press fit into a connecting portion of the shaft tube so that an interlocking connection effective in the circumferential direction is formed for torque transmission, wherein the connecting element comprises a maximum outer diameter in the region of the outer toothing; wherein the shaft tube comprises an axial connecting region which is formed radially inwardly into a section of the connecting portion that is reduced relative to the outer toothing so that an interlocking axial connection effective in the axial direction is formed between the shaft tube and the connecting element for transmitting axial forces. A drive shaft can have such a shaft connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: GKN Driveline Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Herbert Cermak
  • Patent number: 11279190
    Abstract: An axle strut for a vehicle having a shaft and two bearing regions. The axle strut has a supporting profile and two load-introducing elements. The supporting profile is formed from fiber reinforced plastics composite material. A first load-introducing element and a second load-introducing element are arranged at respective bearing region, and the supporting profile is arranged spatially between the two bearing regions. The supporting profile has a first connection area facing the first bearing region and a second connection area facing the second bearing region. Every load-introducing element has a receptacle. The supporting profile is connected by its first connection area and by the receptacle of the first load-introducing element to the first load-introducing element by an adhesive connection, and the supporting profile is connected by its second connection area and by the receptacle of the second load-introducing element to the second load-introducing element by a further adhesive connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Thomas Rupflin, Thomas Schwarz, Andre Stieglitz, Philipp Bauer, Ingolf Müller, Manfred Bürgmann
  • Patent number: 11175769
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a six-sided glass enclosure defining an interior volume and comprising a first glass member and a second glass member. The first glass member defines at least a portion of a first major side of the six-sided glass enclosure, at least a portion of a peripheral side of the six-sided glass enclosure, a first region along the peripheral side and having a first thickness, and a second region along the peripheral side and having a second thickness different from the first thickness. The second glass member is attached to the first glass member and defines at least a portion of a second major side of the six-sided glass enclosure. The electronic device further includes a touchscreen display within the interior volume and positioned adjacent at least a portion of each of the six sides of the six-sided glass enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Christopher D. Prest, Peter N. Russell-Clarke
  • Patent number: 11149850
    Abstract: A piston (1) comprising a first portion (10) suitable for coupling with an actuator member (53) and a second portion (20) made of ceramic material suitable for sliding in a cylinder (51). The first portion (10) and the second portion (20) are axially connected along a longitudinal axis (L) of the piston (1). The second portion (20) has an elongated shape along the longitudinal axis (L) of the piston (1), with an interface base (21) proximal to the first portion (10) and a free base (23) distal from the first portion (10). Moreover, the free base (23) is closed and entirely defines a piston crown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: ANNOVI REVERBERI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Pierluigi Argentino
  • Patent number: 11111951
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of a shaft including positioning a prefabricated wedge member onto a cylindrical mandrel, winding a fibre material onto the mandrel, the fibre material extending over at least a part of the wedge member, allowing a matrix material impregnated into the fibre material to cure, and machining away at least part of the fibre material in the region of the wedge member to expose fibres thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Lentus Composites Limited
    Inventors: Paul Anthony Lewis, Michael James Dewhirst
  • Patent number: 11090878
    Abstract: A method for producing a composite component, which has a first section and a second section connected to the first section, the first section including a metallic material, the second section including a plastic, the first section having a first base region and projections provided on the first base region, and the projections provided on the first base region being anchored in the second section in order to bring about the connection between the first section and the second section, includes: manufacturing the first base region of the first section; creating the projections directly on the first base region by way of an additive manufacturing method; and connecting the second section to the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Philipp Kellner, Philipp Knothe, Tobias Bongards
  • Patent number: 10697488
    Abstract: A connection between at least two joining partners includes an interlying joining gap, with opposite joining surfaces. At least one of the joining surfaces is wetted with an adhesive layer having incorporated and/or attached solids particles, and the remaining joining gap is filled with an inorganic and/or organic filler material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE
    Inventors: Thomas Ummenhofer, Matthias Albiez
  • Patent number: 10539168
    Abstract: A support assembly (10) having a structural element (12) having first and second non-parallel adjoining surfaces (18), a bracket (14) attached to the structural element (12), and a component support (16). The bracket (14) has a first flange (20) including a first attachment surface (24) adhesively bonded to the first surface (18) of the structural element (12), a second flange (20) including a second attachment surface (24) adhesively bonded to the second surface (18) of the structural element (12), and a connection portion (48) interconnecting the first and second flanges (20), the connection portion (48) extending spaced from the structural element (12) such that a gap (52) is defined therebetween. The component support (16) is engaged to the first flange (20). The connection portion (48) may have a lower resistance to rupture than that of the first and second flanges (20). A method of removably securing a component to a structural element is also discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Rene Gallien, Martin Deshaies
  • Patent number: 10472854
    Abstract: A method for creating a key and a female lock part for a lock, whereby just a few parts are used to create a high number of unique locks. A coding part and a blank are affixed to each other to create the key or female lock part. Coding part and blank each have a contact surface, which, when brought together, can rotate continuously relative each other. The coding part is placed on the blank at a desired rotational position and affixed in that position, either by welding or adhesively. To create a lock with a unique lock function, two coding parts with mating contact surfaces are each attached to a blank, The key and female lock part so made function only with each other. In this way, the same basic coding part and basic blank can be used to create a large number of different locks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Inventors: André Haake, Oliver Haake, Patrick Haake
  • Patent number: 10436200
    Abstract: A rotor assembly for a rotary fluid device that includes a first body at least partially exposed to a process fluid, a second body at least partially exposed to the process fluid, a connecting apparatus that includes at least one connector and at least one seal that connects the first body to the second body and seals the at least one connector from exposure to the process fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: PeopleFlo Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Blankemeier, Clark J. Shafer, Michael P. Thompson
  • Patent number: 10233953
    Abstract: A connector for non-cylindrical composite tubing and methods for making the same. The method may involve assembling a connector for a non-cylindrical composite tubing by loosely fastening a pair of bonding plates to an end plate; arranging the bonding plates in an inward configuration; applying an epoxy adhesive onto the outer faces of the bonding plates, inserting the bonding plates into the open end of the composite tubing, inserting the bonding plate fasteners through the through-holes of the composite tubing and tightly fastening the bonding plate fasteners into the bonding plates until the bonding plates engage against the inner surface of the composite tubing until the epoxy adhesive is uniformly distributed. The method may also include steps of removing the bonding plate screw fasteners and adding shims between each bonding plate and the inner surface of the composite tubing in order to maintain a predetermined thickness of the epoxy adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Shawn Kerry McGann, Nicholas McGaha
  • Patent number: 9908565
    Abstract: An axle support of a motor vehicle has two longitudinal supports and at least one cross-beam which is connected to connection points with the cross-beams having body connection points in the end areas thereof. The axle support can be installed with identical dimensions in different types of motor vehicle with respect to the weight and/or drive power thereof. When using the axle support in a type of motor vehicle with a heavy weight and/or high driving power, at least one connecting point is wound with a reinforcement element made from fiber-reinforced plastic, which, in another type of vehicle with a lower weight and/or lower driving power is either not provided or is provided in smaller dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Katja Tenhaeff, Michael Keigler, David Keller
  • Patent number: 9810452
    Abstract: A building rooftop mounting structure including a sacrificial material that allows freedom of movement between itself and the rooftop as well as between itself and the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: PEGASUS SOLAR INC.
    Inventors: Erich Kai Stephan, Eric R. Stephan
  • Patent number: 9777484
    Abstract: The invention is a double-hinged sill for adjustable securing the panels of a handrail system to a floor, the sill has U-shaped channel. A pair of hinged plates is pivotally mounted within the channel. A cylindrical hinge member is provided at the bottom end of each of the hinge plates and extends the length of the hinge plate. A groove for receiving the cylindrical hinge member is provided at the bottom of the sill. The pair of hinge plates is aligned within the sill as mirror images. A series of adjustment and locking screws are provided along the length of the sill and extend there through from either the top of the sill or the sides of the sill and a readapted to selectively impinge against the pair of hinge plates to movably adjust the plates inwardly against a glass panel or outwardly away from a glass panel to vertically align the same and lock it into place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Gregory A. Header
  • Publication number: 20150147110
    Abstract: A vehicle glazing unit including a glazed element and at least one base for reversible attachment of an accessory to the glazed element, the base including an aperture for passage of the accessory, the base including a non-flat outer face which is fastened opposite a non-flat inner face of the glazed element. The outer face includes two adhesive strips each having an elongate shape and both positioned lengthwise along the transverse horizontal axis of the glazing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventor: Laurent Lamoureux
  • Publication number: 20150132045
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shaped part (1) composed of metal, in particular steel, for a motor vehicle, comprising a hole (2) for a fastener and a perforated reinforcement plate (3) composed of metal, in particular steel, that covers the hole (2) and is fastened to the shaped part (1), wherein the reinforcement plate (3) is mounted at a spacing (4) from the shaped part (1) and is attached to the shaped part (1) only in at least one limited portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas KINKELBUR, Markus FOIDL, Nadine SCHOENEWALD, Josef STRAUTZ
  • Publication number: 20150121796
    Abstract: A tongue with edge sections that are used to glue the tongue into a groove of panel. A tongue for connection of a building panel, said tongue is of an elongated shape and made of moulded plastic, the tongue including at least two protrusions at a first long edge of the tongue, wherein the protrusions are bendable in a plane parallel to the upper surface of the tongue and extending essentially in the parallel plane and, wherein the tongue has a second long edge, which is essentially straight over substantially the whole length of the tongue and the tongue includes a gluing part configured to be glued into a groove at an edge of the building panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: VALINGE FLOORING TECHNOLOGY AB
    Inventor: Darko PERVAN
  • Patent number: 9016973
    Abstract: A method for improving joint strength between a first and second member comprising the steps of: applying a sealant material including a matrix material at least partially encasing rigid components to the first and second members; joining the first and second members upon an application of force that is applied through the use of one or more fasteners; wherein a compressive force is applied to the exterior surface of both the first and second members by the one or more fasteners while the rigid components apply an internal tension force acting opposite of the compression force to the interior surface of both the first and second members proximate to the fastener to form a mechanical lock thereby reducing slippage and generally maintaining the joint in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Zephyros, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey R. Apfel
  • Publication number: 20150110547
    Abstract: An assembly including a joining element and an object, the object having a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and a middle layer between the first and second outer layers. The object has an opening that extends through the first outer layer and the middle layer, and the joining element is anchored in the opening. The joining element includes a proximal end, a distal end, a contact face in the area of the proximal end, a wall anchoring portion, and a tubular portion. The contact face is engaged by a vibrating tool that applies mechanical vibration and axial force to the joining element. The joining element includes a thermoplastic material at least at the circumferential surface of the wall anchoring portion and at the distal end to anchor the joining element to the first and second outer layers, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Colin Clinch, Marcel Aeschlimann, Mario Lehmann, Laurent Torriani
  • Publication number: 20150093185
    Abstract: joint structure for a composite member having a light-weight and low-cost structure, easy to manufacture, and resistible against a large shear load, is provided. A joint structure (1) for a composite member made from a composite material, comprising a plate for increasing thickness (40a, 40b) adhered to at least one side of the composite member (10); wherein the composite member (10) and a counterpart member (20) are fastened together by inserting and fixing a fastener member (30) into a through-hole (24, 26) formed through the composite member (10), the plate for increasing thickness (40a, 40b), and the counterpart member (20) to be joined to the composite member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nonaka, Masahiro Kashiwagi, Toshio Abe
  • Publication number: 20150093186
    Abstract: An assembly of a first and second constructional part is provided, wherein the first constructional part has a first end and an opposite second end connected by a central part extending substantially perpendicularly to a surface of the second constructional part. The first end of the first constructional part is connected to said surface of the second constructional part with an encapsulating material at least partly surrounding said first end and adhering to said surface of the second constructional part. The first constructional part between its first and second ends is provided with at least one protruding part. The first constructional part in contact the encapsulating material is provided with a flange of which the vertical projection on said surface of the second constructive part completely covers the vertical projection of the protruding part on said surface. A method for making the assembly is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Martinus Wilhelmus Maria Nabuurs
  • Patent number: 8979415
    Abstract: An adhesively bonded joint in a boom arm of an agricultural sprayer has a tee-shaped brace member with a top flange and a stem extending from the top flange. A brace-receiving portion of the joint has a slot formed therein that receives the stem of the tee-shaped brace member. The sides of the stem and underside of the top flange are adhesively bonded to facing surfaces of the brace-receiving portion. The slot is formed with a v-shape, with the mouth of the slot being wider than the width of the distal end of the slot, to provide some flexibility in the angular positioning of the tee-shaped bracing member. The joint further includes a locking collar around an end of the tee-shaped brace. Opposite sides of the locking collar engage notches on either side of the slot to lock the stem of the tee-shaped brace member in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventor: Petrus Henricus Johannes Bouten
  • Publication number: 20150063903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for repairing a structural weakness in an aircraft fuselage, or preventing the advancement of a structural weakness in an aircraft fuselage. Cold spray methods such as supersonic particle deposition have been shown to positively affect structural characteristics of sheet metal and lap joints as used in fuselage construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Neil Matthews, Rhys Jones
  • Publication number: 20150030380
    Abstract: A structural assembly comprising a first component having a ramped surface, and a fastener assembly for fastening the first component to a second component, the fastener assembly including a receptacle strip of resiliently deformable material attached to the ramped surface of the first component so as to assume the contour of the ramped surface, and a plurality of fastener receptacles attached to the receptacle strip for receiving respective fasteners. Also, a method of fastening a first component to a second component using the fastener assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: James Wilson, Paul Hadley, John Gleave
  • Publication number: 20150030379
    Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to methods to enhance cosmetic surfaces of friction stir processed parts. More specifically a method for applying cold spray over a weld line generated by the friction stir processing is disclosed. Methods are also disclosed for blending the cold spray applied over the weld line in with a cosmetic surface portion of friction stir processed parts. In some embodiments cold spray can be used to on its own to create a cosmetic joint between various parts. Structural joints between first and second substrates may also be formed via solid state deposition. Such joints may be strengthened through use of a hidden weld, mechanical interlocking between the substrates, and/or coupling via fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Simon R. Lancaster-Larocque, Collin D. Chan, Kenneth A. Ross, Lindsay D. Corbet, Ari P. Miller, Thomas G. Budd
  • Patent number: 8939383
    Abstract: An adhesively bonded frame section for an agricultural sprayer boom is provided. One agricultural sprayer boom section includes a first support member and a second support member disposed adjacent to the first support member. The boom section also includes a side plate adhesively bonded to a first lateral side of the first support member, and to a first lateral side of the second support member to couple the first support member to the second support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: John Paul Honermann, Scott David Reese
  • Publication number: 20150003898
    Abstract: A joint structure is a structure between an end portion in a longitudinal direction of a hat-section member that is a press-formed part of a metal sheet and another member, wherein the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the hat-section member is discontinuously split into three being a bottom wall end portion and two side wall end portions, a width of the bottom wall end portion is larger than a width of a bottom wall of a central portion of the hat-section member, the bottom wall end portion is welded to the another member, and the two side wall end portions are bent and welded to the another member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Shiozaki
  • Publication number: 20140376995
    Abstract: A method includes: assembling first and second pieces in a slip-fit joint without applying adhesive or sealant, wherein the first piece covers a portion of the second piece in the slip-fit joint; and injecting adhesive through the first piece until the adhesive fills a gap of the slip-fit joint, wherein the adhesive makes the slip-fit joint air tight without applying the sealant. An air-tight slip-fit joint consists essentially of: first and second pieces assembled without applying adhesive or sealant, wherein the first piece covers a portion of the second piece in the slip-fit joint; and adhesive injected through the first piece until the adhesive fills a gap of the slip-fit joint, wherein the adhesive makes the slip-fit joint air tight without applying the sealant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Faass, Aaron Johnson, Derek Ryan Paul, Donald James Parr, Kevin Matthew Anderson
  • Publication number: 20140356052
    Abstract: A hot melt assembly structure includes a support member and an assembly member. The support member has a hot melt hole and at least one rib adjacent to the hot melt hole. The assembly member includes a main body and a hot melt body connected to the main body. The hot melt body includes a neck part and a cap part. The neck part connects the main body with the cap part. The neck part is disposed through the hot melt hole and the cap part leans against the rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicants: INVENTEC CORPORATION, Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hung CHEN, Ping-Huang KUO
  • Publication number: 20140334868
    Abstract: A method for improving joint strength between a first and second member comprising the steps of: applying a sealant material including a matrix material at least partially encasing rigid components to the first and second members; joining the first and second members upon an application of force that is applied through the use of one or more fasteners; wherein a compressive force is applied to the exterior surface of both the first and second members by the one or more fasteners while the rigid components apply an internal tension force acting opposite of the compression force to the interior surface of both the first and second members proximate to the fastener to form a mechanical lock thereby reducing slippage and generally maintaining the joint in position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventor: Jeffrey R. Apfel
  • Publication number: 20140328614
    Abstract: A hybrid component is formed by a profiled component of a first material, which is materially bonded in certain sections to a component made of a second material, and is connected by a form-fit and/or force-fit connection outside the sections with a material bond. This creates sections that relieve the strains resulting from differing thermal expansion. A method is disclosed for producing a hybrid component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Simon Fleischheuer, Robin Ndagijimana, Harald Mund, Nils Frisse, Anup Saravade
  • Patent number: 8876425
    Abstract: A sleeve is placed between a first body and second body, where the first body and the second body are different materials. The sleeve is a third material that is at least similar to the material of the first body, and a mechanical connection is made between the sleeve and the second body. The mechanical connection has a locking abutment where the surface of the sleeve is angled toward the end of the second body that is in the union, and this angled surface of the sleeve abuts the second body. A first connection substance is positioned between the sleeve and the first body, and a second connection substance is positioned between the sleeve and the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shoals Tubular Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark J. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140314472
    Abstract: A hollow profile connection to connect at least two hollow profiles. The connection includes a gusset part, the end pieces of which are insertable into the hollow profiles. At least the end pieces of the gusset part are assigned to the ends of the hollow profiles have a profile formed by webs or ribs. The gusset part and hollow profile are connected to each other by a friction-stir weld which run along the ribs or webs of the gusset part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Bernhard HOFER, Harald ZACHNEGGER
  • Publication number: 20140314471
    Abstract: A hollow profile connection to connect at least two hollow profiles via a gusset plate which makes contact with the end regions of the hollow profiles to be connected, in the outer region thereof. At least the end regions of the hollow profiles in cross-section have a profile formed by webs or ribs. The gusset plate is connected to the at least two hollow profiles via a friction-stir weld which run along the ribs or webs of the at least two hollow profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Bernhard HOFER, Harald ZACHNEGGER
  • Publication number: 20140301775
    Abstract: A joint connection of a first hollow profile to a second hollow profile, in which the second hollow profile is surrounded by the first hollow profile in an overlapping region. A core arranged within the first hollow profile and the second hollow profile in the overlapping region, and connected to the first hollow profile, the core having at least one boundary surface arranged parallel and adjacent to an inner side of the second hollow profile, and the core is connected to the inner side of the second hollow profile via an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: MAGNA STEYR Engineering AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Philipp EHRLICH, Manuel ERLACHER, Bernhard HOFER, Reinhard HOERMANN, Stefan MAIER, Franz PLANKA, Michael RUCKER, Stefan RUD, Anton SPARY, Harald ZACHNEGGER
  • Publication number: 20140301774
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing housing of electronic device. A first housing and a second housing are provided. The first housing includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall. Thermal shrinkage of the second housing can be different from that of the first housing. The second housing includes a first peripheral wall and second peripheral wall. Thermal curing glue coats on either the first sidewall or the first peripheral wall, and thermal curing glue coats on either the second sidewall or the second peripheral wall. The first sidewall with contacts with the first peripheral wall, and the second sidewall contacts with the second peripheral wall. Tthe first peripheral wall is fastened to the first sidewall, and the second peripheral wall is fastened to the second sidewall. The thermal curing glue is heated. The first and second housing is cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: XIAO CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140294489
    Abstract: A member joining method includes the steps of forming an opening in an intermediate member composed of one part or at least two superposed parts, embedding an insert member formed of metal in the opening, placing a skin member formed of metal on an outer surface of the intermediate member such that the intermediate member is held on an inner side of the skin member, and joining the skin member to the insert member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kensuke SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20140270921
    Abstract: A hybrid torque transmission mechanism (10) comprises a torque receiving component (30) and a torque output component (50) connected to each other, so that they are able to rotate synchronously. The torque receiving component (30) is configured to receive power from an electric motor or gearbox (70), which is then transferred to the torque output component (50), which may contain an output gear (58) to transfer power to an application. The torque receiving component (30) is fabricated using powder metallurgy to achieve sufficient tolerance. The torque output component (50) is fabricated using metal injection molding for high toughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Electric S.A.
    Inventors: Mohanlal Allan RAMADOSS, Waito LI, Yuefu ZHU
  • Publication number: 20140255088
    Abstract: A bodywork component for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, having an inner portion and an outer portion which are connected to each other at least in part-regions by means of an edge-side folded/bonded connection. An edge-side projection of the outer portion is folded over an edge region of the inner portion. There is intended to be provided a measure which prevents undesirable discharge of adhesive on folded bodywork components in an absolutely reliable manner. This is achieved in that the edge region of the inner portion is provided with a plurality of cutouts which are arranged with spacing from each other and which form hollow spaces as receiving pockets for excess adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Darko DRAZIC
  • Publication number: 20140226452
    Abstract: A fixing structure of an optical component is composed of a device chassis; a holder holding an optical component; first and second plate parts for joint to the device chassis and a connecting part of both the plate parts are formed in the holder; a plurality of joint holes are formed in the second plate part; a U-groove into which the connecting part of the holder is fitted and a plurality of through-holes are formed in the device chassis; and an adhesive that is extended in a circular columnar shape and is made by inserting the holder into the U-groove of the device chassis, and applying a UV-curing adhesive in such a manner that the UV-curing adhesive is bonded to the first plate part of the holder and is continuous to the inside of the joint hole via the inside of the through-hole, and radiating UV light along the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Media Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki FURUICHI, Yasuo AMANO, Teppei TANAKA, Hitoshi SUGAWARA, Masahiko KAMESAWA
  • Publication number: 20140205368
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for associating an edge of a first object with a second object using an insert. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises a structure and a number of attachment features associated with the structure. The structure is configured to be inserted within a hollow portion of the first object at an edge of the first object. The structure is further configured to span an entire thickness of the first object at the edge of the first object. The number of attachment features is configured for use in attaching the second object to the structure to attach the second object to the edge of the first object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Scott A. Kramer, Nathanial C. Cuddy