Title:
WELDED STRUCTURE AND WELDING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/017311
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A hole (12) that has two opposing sides (12a) is opened in a first part to be welded (11), two slits (22a) are formed in corresponding portions in a second part to be welded (21) at positions corresponding to the hole (12), and a bridge portion (22) that is made to protrude by plastic deforming a portion between the two slits (22a) is provided. A raised portion of the bridge portion (22) of the second part to be welded (21) is inserted into the hole (12) of the first part to be welded (11), such that the two sides (12a) of the hole (12) in the first part to be welded (11) overlap with the two slits (22a) in the bridge portion (22) of the second part to be welded (21), and the first part to be welded (11) and the second part to be welded (21) are welded together while the first part to be welded (11) and the second part to be welded (21) are engaged.
Inventors:
SHIMA KENTA (JP)
KAWAKITA ATSUSHI (JP)
SEKIGUCHI TOMOHIKO (JP)
KAWAKITA ATSUSHI (JP)
SEKIGUCHI TOMOHIKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2011/001826
Publication Date:
March 29, 2012
Filing Date:
August 05, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
SHIMA KENTA (JP)
KAWAKITA ATSUSHI (JP)
SEKIGUCHI TOMOHIKO (JP)
SHIMA KENTA (JP)
KAWAKITA ATSUSHI (JP)
SEKIGUCHI TOMOHIKO (JP)
International Classes:
B21D39/03; B23K33/00; B23K37/04
Foreign References:
| FR2934236A1 | 2010-01-29 | |||
| US20100080696A1 | 2010-04-01 |
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