公开(公告)号：US20190160513A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-30

申请号：US16098985

申请日：2017-05-11

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Bernhard Koch ,  Elisabeth Cura ,  Kotaro Shinozaki

IPC: B21D39/02 ,  F16B11/00 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B15/04 ,  B32B37/12

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of bonding panels together to form a panel assembly, comprising the following steps: providing a first panel (10) with a body portion (11) and an end portion (12) and a second panel (20) with a body portion (21) and an end portion (22); providing a first structural adhesive film (30) and a second structural adhesive film (31); applying the first structural adhesive film (30) on an upper side of the end portion (22) of the second panel (20) and applying the second structural adhesive film (31) on a lower side of the end portion (22) of the second panel (20); bringing the two panels (10 and 20) together and folding the end portion (12) of the first panel (10) around the end portion (22) of the second panel (10) such that the end portion (12) extends essentially parallel to the body portion (11) of the first panel (10) thereby enclosing the end portion (22) of the second panel and such that the first structural adhesive film (30) is positioned between the upper side of the end portion (22) of the second panel (20) and the end portion (12) of the first panel (10) and that the second structural adhesive film (31) is positioned between the lower side of the end portion (22) of the second panel (20) and the body portion (11) of the first panel (10); heating the assembly above the activation temperature of the first (10) and second structural adhesive tape (20); wherein the first structural adhesive film (10) differs from the second structural adhesive film (20).