公开(公告)号：US20190314933A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US16382279

申请日：2019-04-12

Applicant: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni

Inventor： Adriano LATEANA ,  Piergiorgio ROMANIN

IPC: B23K26/354

Abstract: A method for joining a metal material element to a plastic material element, in particular a composite material including a plastic matrix reinforced with fibers for use in the construction of motor-vehicle components. The method involves providing one or more slots in a portion of the plastic material element. For each slot, a corresponding tab is provided in the metal material element, having a shorter width and length than a width and length of the slot. The metal material and plastic material elements are arranged in a position of mutual coupling where each tab is inserted through the corresponding slot and has an end portion protruding beyond said portion of the plastic material element. A laser beam is directed above the protruding end portion, so as to locally melt the metal material of each tab and create an enlarged head on each tab that is welded above the plastic material element.

公开(公告)号：US20200246896A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16778189

申请日：2020-01-31

Applicant: C.R.F. Società Consortile per Azioni

Inventor： Rosanna BRUN ,  Adriano LATEANA ,  Piergiorgio ROMANIN

IPC: B23K1/005 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K35/28 ,  B23K1/00 ,  B23K103/20 ,  B23K1/19

Abstract: A method for providing a welded joint includes: providing a first metal sheet having a first melting point; providing a second metal sheet having a second melting point, the second melting point being lower than the first melting point; providing a weld material; and joining the first metal sheet and the second metal sheet together by means of the weld material, thus defining a first joining interface between the first metal sheet and the weld material and a second joining interface between the second metal sheet and the weld material. The joining includes heating the second metal sheet at the second joining interface to a temperature higher than the second melting point, but lower than the first melting point.