Component for absorbing and/or transmitting mechanical forces and/or moments, method for producing same and use thereof

1. A component for transmission and absorption of mechanical forces and moments, the component comprising:

at least one dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) having at least one hollow-profiled section ( 14 ) extending along a longitudinal axis of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″), and

at least one hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) consisting of fibre-reinforced plastic extending along a longitudinal axis of the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ),

wherein the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) is partially received by the hollow-profiled section ( 14 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″),

wherein at least one of the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) and the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) comprises one or more raised portions ( 32 , 32 ′) which extend radially inwards toward the longitudinal axes of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) and the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ), depressions ( 38 , 38 ′) which extend radially outwards from the longitudinal axes of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) and the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ), recesses or holes, so that the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) is received in a form-fitting manner in the hollow-profiled section ( 14 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″),

wherein an inner circumference ( 24 ) of the hollow-profiled section ( 14 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) at least substantially corresponds to an outer circumference ( 26 ) of the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) consisting of fibre-reinforced plastic,

wherein the inner circumference ( 24 ) of the hollow-profiled section ( 14 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 ) and the outer circumference ( 26 ) of the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) have substantially the same length ( 34 , 36 ),

wherein each of the one or more raised portions ( 32 , 32 ′), depressions ( 38 , 38 ′), recesses, and holes are separated from each other in the circumferential direction along the hollow-profiled section ( 14 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 ) and the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ).

2. The component according to claim 1 , wherein one or more raised portions ( 32 , 32 ′), depressions ( 38 , 38 ′), recesses, and holes are arranged across the inner circumference ( 24 ) of the hollow-profiled section ( 14 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) at an equal distance to each other.

3. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more raised portions ( 32 , 32 ′), depressions ( 38 , 38 ′), recesses, and holes are designed in an oblong, elongated, bead-like, finger-shaped, wedge-shaped, angled, circular, ellipsoid, elliptic, oval, triangular, quadrangular, square, rectangular, multangular, trapezoid, parallelogram-shaped, polygonal shape, or as a combination thereof.

4. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more raised portions ( 32 , 32 ′), depressions ( 38 , 38 ′), recesses, and holes are arranged axially or at an angle (±α) to the longitudinal axes ( 22 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) and the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ).

5. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more raised portions ( 32 , 32 ′), depressions ( 38 , 38 ′), recesses, and holes are arranged in an offset position to each other across the inner circumference ( 24 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) axially to the longitudinal axes ( 22 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) and the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ).

6. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more raised portions ( 32 , 32 ′), depressions ( 38 , 38 ′), recesses, and holes are designed with continuous transitions toward an area adjacent to at least one of the raised portions ( 32 , 32 ′), depressions ( 38 , 38 ′), recesses, and holes.

7. The component according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) including an area of the hollow-profiled section ( 14 ) and the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) have an outer circumference ( 26 ) with the same shape and dimension.

8. The component according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) and the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) is designed in at least one of a lightweight and corrosion-resistant way.

9. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) is made by one or more of:

a metal, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, or titanium, or an alloy of the above,

a plastic, polyimide (PI), polyoximethylene (POM) or polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE),

with or without aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, aramid, basalt, boron nitride, glass, graphite, carbon, nylon, polyethylene, polyester, silicon carbide, silicon nitride and/or ceramic fibre reinforcement,

or a combination thereof.

10. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) can be produced by milling, turning, grinding, casting or fine casting, drawing or deep drawing, welding, or a combination thereof.

11. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) is designed as a connecting or linking element ( 30 ), fitting, flange, insert coupling to join the at least one hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) consisting of fibre-reinforced plastic, node element ( 40 , 40 ′) for a framework or framework structure or connector body with or without an articulated joint lug or articulated joint head.

12. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) consisting of fibre-reinforced plastic is reinforced with aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, aramid, basalt, boron nitride, glass, graphite, carbon, nylon, polyethylene, polyester, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, ceramic fibres or a combination thereof or is formed of fibre composite material.

13. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) consisting of fibre-reinforced plastic can be produced using a prepreg method, wet impregnation method, resin transfer moulding (RTM) method or a combination thereof.

14. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) consisting of fibre-reinforced plastic is designed in its cross-section with a circular, ellipsoid, elliptic, oval, triangular, quadrangular, square, rectangular, multangular, trapezoid, parallelogram-shaped, polygonal shape or any combination thereof.

15. The component according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) and the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) consisting of fibre-reinforced plastic are formed at least partly in an oblong, elongated, curved, wave-shaped, snake-shaped, angled, circular, semicircular, ellipsoid, semi-ellipsoid, or any combination thereof.

16. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) and the at least one hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) are arranged to form a framework.

17. The component according to claim 1 further comprising a connector element ( 30 ) at an end of the at least one dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″), wherein the connector element ( 30 ) is selected from a group consisting of articulated joint lugs, articulated joint heads and force flow or transmission elements.

18. The component according to claim 1 , wherein the inner circumference ( 24 ) of the hollow-profiled section ( 14 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 ) and the outer circumference ( 26 ) of the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) when producing a development view of each cross-section through the hollow-profiled section ( 14 ) of the dimensionally stable component element ( 12 , 12 ′, 12 ″, 12 ′″, 12 ″″) and the hollow-profiled component element ( 16 ) perpendicular to their longitudinal axis ( 22 ) have the same or substantially same length ( 34 , 36 ).