Fastening method for components

• US 10,500,919 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2015
• Issued: 12/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited
• Inventors: Lo, Yu-An
• Primary Examiner(s): Yi, Stella K
• Application Number:
  US14/967,374
• Publication Number:
  US 20160271905A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,457 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 65/18 using heated tools
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 15/00 Layered products comprising a layer of metal
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 15/01 all layers being exclusively metallic making layered metal workpieces by pressure cladding B23K20/22; making coatings with a metallic material characterised by its composition C23C30/00
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2605/00 Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2605/08 Cars
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2605/18 Aircraft blades, propellers B32B2603/00
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 3/26 characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layer; characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids foam layer B32B5/18; layer of synthetic resin characterised by fillers that create voids or cavities B32B27/205; characterised by an apertured layer
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 3/266 characterised by an apertured layer, the apertures going through the whole thickness of the layer, e.g. expanded metal, perforated layer, slit layer regular cells B32B3/12
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/0076 characterised in that the layers are not bonded on the totality of their surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/1292 selectively, e.g. in stripes, in patterns B32B37/0076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/04 Interconnection of layers
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/05 the layers not being connected over the whole surface, e.g. discontinuous connection or patterned connection using interposed adhesives or bonding materials applied in spaced arrangements B32B7/14
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 7/12 using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00278 for the battery arrangement of batteries B60R16/04
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00392 for electric vehicles having only electric drive means
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00564 of air ducts
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00885 Controlling the flow of heating or cooling liquid, e.g. valves or pumps B60H1/00899 takes precedence; constructions of valves B60H1/00485
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/143 the heat being derived from cooling an electric component, e.g. electric motors, electric circuits, fuel cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/2215 the heat being derived from electric heaters
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 11/04 : Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds B60K11/085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 11/085 : with adjustable shutters or blinds
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/005 : the electric storage means
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/006 : the electric motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/64 : Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/24 : for controlling the temperature of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/27 : by heating
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2200/91 : Electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2306/07 : Heating of passenger cabins
• CPC Class Codes: B60Y 2400/112 : Batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 27/00 : Connections between superstructure or understructure sub-units B62D33/0207, B62D33/044 take precedence; between sub-units predominently made of synthetic material B62D29/048
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 5/00 : Adhesive processes in general; Adhesive processes not provided for elsewhere, e.g. relating to primers
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 11/00 : Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together, e.g. cold pressure welding non-electric welding in general B23K; methods of using adhesives independently of the form of the surfaces joined C09J5/00
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 11/006 : by gluing gluing of plastics material B29C65/48
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 3/005 : the key being formed by solidification of injected material joining of preformed parts by applying molten plastics B29C65/40; non-disconnectible pipe joints obtained using a hardenable filler F16L13/11
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/04 : by means of riveting rivets F16B19/04
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/486 : for measuring temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/625 : Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/63 : Control systems charging or discharging in response to temperature H01M10/44 , H01M10/443; measurement of temperature H01M10/48 , H01M10/486
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/6568 : characterised by flow circuits, e.g. loops, located externally to the cells or cell casings
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/663 : the system being an air-conditioner or an engine
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 : Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/88 : Optimized components or subsystems, e.g. lighting, actively controlled glasses
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24347 : From both sides

Abstract

Methods for fastening or coupling dissimilar materials to each other may include providing a first component with a first through hole and a second component with a second through hole that is at least partly aligned with the first through hole. A mixture including a first material and a second material may be injected into the aligned through holes of the first component and the second component. The mixture of the first material and the second material may expand in the through holes, e.g., due to a chemical reaction, thereby connecting the first component and the second component together.

Claims

1. A fastening method for components, comprising:

providing a first component with a first through hole, the first component being planar and the first through hole being circular;

providing a second component with a second through hole, the second component being planar, wherein the first and second components are independent and separate from each other;

aligning the first through hole of the first component and the second through hole of the second component to form an aligned through hole, the aligned through hole being a cylindrical cavity formed within the first component and the second component, wherein the first through hole and the second through hole have different sizes;

inserting a first material into the aligned through hole;

inserting a second material into the aligned through hole;

mixing, within the aligned through hole, the first material with the second material; and

allowing the mixture of the first material and the second material to expand in the aligned through hole to form a cap bolt with an area greater than an area of the aligned through hole, such that the cap bolt connects the first component and the second component together, wherein the first material includes a first kind of glue and the second material includes a second kind of glue such that the first kind of glue and the second glue when mixed together in the aligned through hole cause a chemical reaction to form the cap bolt and a hardness of the cap bolt is lower than a hardness of the first component or a hardness of the second component; and

, wherein the first component and the second component are made of dissimilar metal materials; and

the first component and the second component are arranged such that an outer surface of the first component has a contact with an outer surface of second component.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the first material comprises isocyanate, and the second material comprises polyol.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the expansion of the mixture of the first material and the second material forms an outer edge with an area greater than an area of the through holes.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein:

the fastening method for components is used for connecting two components of an electric vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixture of the first material and the second material expands in the aligned through hole due to a chemical reaction.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising hardening the expanded mixture, wherein the hardened expanded mixture is softer than a cladding layer provided on the first or second components.