ASSEMBLY FOR THE INTERCONNECTION OF AT LEAST TWO COMPONENTS BY MEANS OF AN ASSEMBLY AND A RECEPTACLE ELEMENT

• US 20080041920A1
• Filed: 07/20/2006
• Published: 02/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Federal-Mogul Wiesbaden GmbH & Co. KG.
• Original Assignee: Federal-Mogul Wiesbaden GmbH & Co. KG.
• Inventors: Kirchhof, Klaus, Stiep, Hans-Willi
• Application Number:
  US11/458,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20080041920A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 228/101
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/0823 Devices involving rotation of the workpiece
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 26/28 of curved planar seams
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 37/0452 Orientable fixtures B23K37/0461 takes precedence

Abstract

An assembly for the interconnection of at least two components includes a press-station, a joining-station and a welding station. A receiver element with first base material and second receiver element with second base material is provided. In the press-station a first press assembly is located for pressing of the first component into the first receiver element. In the joining-station the first receiver element is interconnected with the second receiver element, where the base material interlock together. In the welding station, which is preferably a laser welding station, the two components are welded together with the two receiver elements.

Claims

1. Assembly to interconnect at least two components, compromising:

a press-station having at least a first receiver element with a first base material and a first press assembly for pressing a first component into the first receiver element,

a joining-station having a second receiver element with a second base material to accept a second component and with a second pressure assembly to press together and to make a base for the first and second receiver elements and

a welding station for welding the two receiver elements located in the two components.

2. Assembly according to claim 1, wherein thereby characterized, that the base material includes recesses on the receiver element and the spring thrust pieces which connect into the recesses in the other receiver element.

3. Assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first receiver element is a ring-shaped journal bearing receiver and the second receiver element is a ring-shaped thrust bearing receiver.

4. Assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first base material receiver element has a large diameter first receiving section and an adjoining relatively smaller diameter second receiving section.

5. Assembly according to claim 4, wherein the second receiving section has a width B1 that is smaller than a width B2 of the first component.

6. Assembly according to claim 4, wherein the first and second receiving sections are formed in a radial direction and comprise springs.

7. Assembly according to claim 6, wherein the first receiver element comprises a tension ring, having a plurality of interconnecting, adjoining spring elements.

8. Assembly according to claim 6, wherein at least one of the receiving sections includes at least one O-ring.

9. Assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first receiver element includes an apron extending over the second receiver element, in which spring thrust pieces are arranged and pointing inward.

10. Assembly according to claim 9, wherein the second receiving element includes a groove running around its circumference.

11. Assembly according to claim 10, wherein the spring thrust pieces connect on the outside of the second receivers element in the groove.

12. Assembly according to claim 1, wherein the welding station includes a laser.

13. Assembly according to claim 1, wherein the welding station includes a table having a recess into which the interconnecting receiving elements may be placed.

14. Assembly according to claim 13, wherein an axis of the table is suitably configured to have an angle α

of between 70° and

95°

relative to a beam of the laser.

15. Assembly according to claim 13, wherein the laser is arranged above the table.

16. A receiver element with a core body for clamping acceptance of a receiver component, including at least one receiving section, which is vertical to an outer surface of the to-be-accepted receiver component and including springs having a plurality of interlocking adjacent arranged spring elements.

17. Receiver element according to claim 17, wherein each spring element includes two side pieces, where a free end of a first of side pieces connects to the component and an end of the second side piece is attached to the core body.