Method of manufacturing a sectional door panel using a combination of quick-setting and structural adhesives
A sectional door ( 10 ) and an assembly method for attaching a component ( 40, 41, 90 ) to a panel ( 11 ) of the sectional door ( 10 ) including the steps of fabricating a panel ( 11 ) for the sectional door ( 10 ), preparing a component ( 40, 41, 90 ) for attachment to the panel ( 11 ), dispensing a first adhesive ( 71, 72 ) on a surface where the panel ( 11 ) and the component ( 40, 41, 90 ) are to be joined, locating the panel ( 11 ) and the component ( 40, 41, 90 ) in a predetermined relative attachment position, and dispensing a second adhesive ( 71, 72 ) along at least one surface where the panel ( 11 ) and the component ( 40, 41, 90 ) abut. The sectional door ( 10 ) according to the assembly method includes a panel ( 11 ) having at least one side with at least a portion being a substantially planar surface ( 12, 13 ), a component ( 40, 41, 90 ) having at least one engaging surface ( 65, 66, 87, 88, 91 ) joined to the planar surface ( 12, 13 ), a first adhesive ( 71, 72 ) interposed between the planar surface ( 12, 13 ) and the engaging surface ( 65, 66, 87, 88, 91 ), and a second adhesive ( 71, 72 ) disposed along an edge of the engaging surface ( 65, 66, 87, 88, 91 ) and the planar surface ( 12, 13 ), whereby the second adhesive ( 71, 72 ) effects a seal between the panel ( 11 ) and the component ( 40, 41, 90 ) and imparts structural strength of the component ( 40, 41, 90 ) to the panel ( 11 ).
1. An assembly method for attaching a component to a panel for a sectional door, comprising steps of: fabricating a panel for the sectional door, preparing a component for attachment to said panel, dispensing a first adhesive on a surface where said panel and said component are to be joined, locating said panel and said component in a predetermined relative attachment position, wherein said first adhesive is a flowable and relatively quick setting adhesive to temporarily maintain the predetermined relative attachment position, and dispensing a second adhesive along at least one surface where said panel and said component abut, wherein said second adhesive is a flowable structural adhesive for structurally bonding said panel and said component, thereby strengthening said panel.
2. An assembly method according to claim 1 , including the step of selectively dispensing said first adhesive on one of said panel and said component.
3. An assembly method according to claim 1 , including the step of determining the thinner material of said panel and said component to receive the dispensing of said first adhesive.
4. An assembly method according to claim 1 , wherein said component is fabricated to the configuration of either of an end stile or a center stile.
5. An assembly method according to claim 1 , wherein said stiles are elongate members having a generally U-shaped cross-section defined by a connecting leg coupling opposed legs having projection lips generally paralleling said connecting leg.
6. An assembly method according to claim 1 , wherein said component is a decorative piece fabricated with a rectangular cross-section.
7. A method of manufacturing a reinforced sectional door panel comprising the steps of, constructing a panel having a side with a portion being a substantially planar panel surface, constructing a component having at least one substantially planar engaging surface, dispensing a first adhesive on one of said panel surface and said engaging surface where said component and said panel are to be joined, locating said panel surface and said engaging surface in position where said component and said panel are to be joined with said first adhesive interposed therebetween, said first adhesive being a flowable and relatively quick setting adhesive, and dispensing a second adhesive abutting an edge of said engaging surface and panel surface, whereby said second adhesive effects a seal between said component and said panel and makes said component integral with said panel, said second adhesive being a flowable structural adhesive.
8. A method according to claim 7 , including the step of applying the first adhesive to the thinner material of said panel and said component.