Abstract:
The invention relates to a fixing element which has a foot region, which is intended to be welded to a component, and a functional head which projects from the foot region and is formed by at least one spherical or spheroidal element.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for joining a composite sheet-metal part (2) with another component (3). The composite sheet-metal part (2) has at least two outer covering sheets (4, 5) and at least one nonmetal layer (6) arranged between the covering sheets (4, 5), and the other component (3) has at least one outer metal layer (4, 5). The composite sheet-metal part (2) and the other component (3) are brought between two electrodes (7, 8) of a resistance welding unit so as to overlap each other. The aim of the invention is to allow a joining of composite sheet-metal parts in a reliable manner by means of resistance welding. This is achieved in that an electrically conductive dummy element (11, 25, 27) is brought into contact with an outer covering sheet (4, 5), and at least one current path between the two electrodes (7, 8) is closed by the electrically conductive dummy element (11, 25, 27).
Abstract:
Proposed is a retention device (1) for the retention of at least one part (2), which is to be retained, in a vehicle body manufacturing system, having an overload protection coupling (1'), wherein the overload protection coupling (1') has a first and a second coupling unit (3, 4), wherein one of the first and second coupling units (3, 4) has a connecting means (5) which can be releasably coupled to the other coupling unit (3, 4), and wherein the other coupling unit (4, 3) has at least one clamping element (7) to which an element (8) for generating a clamping force which creates a connection between the clamping element (7) and the connecting means (5) is assigned in such a way that the connection can be automatically released by a release force which overcomes the clamping force.