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Granted Patent B2
US 12,285,795 · App. 18/246,904 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Method for joining members and joined body

Inventors: Toru Hashimura (Kobe, JP); Artur Rekets (Kobe, JP); Yasuhiro Maeda (Kobe, JP); Taiki Yamakawa (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
B21D39/06B21D39/203B21D53/88B60R19/04
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Patent No.
US 12,285,795
App. No.
18/246,904
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bumper system includes a rear wall of a bumper beam provided with hole portions, and a bumper stay including tubular portions extending in the longitudinal direction, the tubular portions being inserted into the hole portions and joined to the hole portions by pipe expansion joining. The bumper stay includes a pulling-out obstructing portion protruding from the outer surfaces of the tubular portions in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The pulling-out obstructing portion abuts on the rear wall of the bumper beam in the direction in which the bumper stay is pulled out from the hole portions.

Claims (24)

1. A joined body comprising:

a wall surface body provided with a hole portion; and

a tube body including a tubular portion extending in a longitudinal direction, the tubular portion being inserted into the hole portion and joined to the hole portion by pipe expansion joining,

wherein the tube body includes a pulling-out obstructing portion protruding from an outer surface of the tubular portion in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and

the pulling-out obstructing portion abuts on the wall surface body in a direction in which the tube body is pulled out from the hole portion.

2. The joined body according to claim 1 , wherein the hole portion has a shape into which the tubular portion in a pipe non-expanded state and the pulling-out obstructing portion are configured to be inserted.

3. The joined body according to claim 1 , wherein the wall surface body includes a collar member disposed to fill a gap between a hole edge of the hole portion and the outer surface of the tubular portion.

4. The joined body according to claim 1 , wherein the wall surface body includes a lock member disposed to partially close the hole portion, the lock member configured to abut on the pulling-out obstructing portion in a direction in which the tube body is pulled out from the hole portion.

5. The joined body according to claim 1 , wherein

the tube body includes a pushing-in obstructing portion protruding from the outer surface of the tubular portion in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and

the pushing-in obstructing portion abuts on the wall surface body in a direction in which the tube body is pushed into the hole portion.

6. The joined body according to claim 5 , wherein

the tube body includes two of the tubular portions, and

the pushing-in obstructing portion connects the two tubular portions.

7. The joined body according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the wall surface body is different from a material of the tube body.

8. The joined body according to claim 2 , wherein the wall surface body includes a collar member disposed to fill a gap between a hole edge of the hole portion and the outer surface of the tubular portion.

9. The joined body according to claim 2 , wherein the wall surface body includes a lock member disposed to partially close the hole portion, the lock member configured to abut on the pulling-out obstructing portion in a direction in which the tube body is pulled out from the hole portion.

10. The joined body according to claim 2 , wherein

the tube body includes a pushing-in obstructing portion protruding from the outer surface of the tubular portion in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and

the pushing-in obstructing portion abuts on the wall surface body in a direction in which the tube body is pushed into the hole portion.

11. The joined body according to claim 10 , wherein

the tube body includes two of the tubular portions, and

the pushing-in obstructing portion connects the two tubular portions.

12. The joined body according to claim 2 , wherein a material of the wall surface body is different from a material of the tube body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2023
From: HASHIMURA, TORU; REKETS, ARTUR; MAEDA, YASUHIRO; YAMAKAWA, TAIKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
Reel/Frame 063136/0349 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-183666 · Nov 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230405661A1 · Dec 21, 2023
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