INTEGRAL JOINING
First Claim
1. A joining element suitable for being forced through a surface of an object comprising a porous material and for being anchored in the porous material with the aid of a directed force and mechanical oscillation, the joining element comprising:
- a first end portion comprising a thermoplastic material, a second end portion, a body arranged between said first and second end portions, and an axis extending between said first and second end portions, wherein said first end portion is shaped for penetrating the surface and wherein said body comprises at least two substantially cylindrical body portions which are arranged co-axially and have differing cross sections.
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Abstract
A method for joining bodies by melting down a joining element. The joining element acts on a surface of one of the bodies and penetrates the surface as a result of a directed force. Once in a penetrated condition, a mechanical excitation is generated such that during further penetration of the joining element into the one body, the advance is maintained through the directed force and the melting down is maintained through the mechanical excitation. Molten or melted material is hydraulically displaced into the bodies.
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11 Claims
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1. A joining element suitable for being forced through a surface of an object comprising a porous material and for being anchored in the porous material with the aid of a directed force and mechanical oscillation, the joining element comprising:
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a first end portion comprising a thermoplastic material, a second end portion, a body arranged between said first and second end portions, and an axis extending between said first and second end portions, wherein said first end portion is shaped for penetrating the surface and wherein said body comprises at least two substantially cylindrical body portions which are arranged co-axially and have differing cross sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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