| PROFIL Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co., KG Patent applications |
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| 20120118632 | HOLLOW FASTENER ELEMENT, ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A method for providing an electrically conductive connection between an electric terminal device having a cavity and a sheet metal part. A hollow fixing element is riveted to the sheet metal part to prevent torsion producing an electrically conductive connection between the fixing element and the sheet metal part. The assembled component is then provided with an electrically non-conductive or poorly conductive protective coating. A receptacle for the electric terminal device is configured near the front face of the fixing element, to which the electrical terminal device is attached. The receptacle prevents the torsion of the terminal device in relation to the fixing element. The sheet metal part and a thread forming or cutting screw is screwed through the cavity of the electric terminal device into the hollow fixing element to form or cut a thread. The invention also relates to a corresponding fixing element and an assembled component. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120102712 | Press-in element for pressing into a non-pierced or pierced component and also method for the manufacture of the press-in element - Described is a press-in element for pressing into a non-pierced or pre-pierced component. The press-in element has a head part having a ring surface confronting the component and a neck part which projects away from the ring surface, i.e. from the component contact side. The head part further has a ring-like projection surrounding the neck part with a radial spacing and projecting away from the ring surface. The neck part has a radially outwardly projecting ring bead, which can be formed as a continuous ring bead or as a ring bead interrupted at points. The apex of the ring bead has an axial spacing from the ring surface which is larger than the axial spacing of the apex of the ring-like projection from the ring surface, which lies radially within this projection and together with it and the ring bead forms a pocket which receives material of the component. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20110097173 | FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT, COMPONENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT IN COMBINATION WITH A SHEET METAL PART, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A COMPONENT ASSEMBLY AND ALSO METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT - The invention relates to a functional element comprising a longitudinal axis, a body part, a hollow pressed part, an annular supporting surface which is arranged on the body part, substantially extended in a perpendicular direction with respect to the longitudinal axis and is radially displaced away from the pressed part and an annular groove which axially extends and is embodied in the body part radially inside the supporting surface. Locking ribs are preferably provided and at least partly cross the annular groove and the free end of the pressed part is provided with an annular cutting edge. The invention functional element is characterized in that an annular bulge is embodied on the pressed part between the annular supporting surface and the free end of the pressed part and an annular cavity is embodied around said pressed part between the bulge and the front free end thereof. An assembly component consisting of the functional element combined with a metal sheet, a method for producing the assembling component and a method for producing the functional element are also disclosed. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110010921 | FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT FOR THE ATTACHMENT TO A SHEET METAL PART, COMPONENT ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURED FROM THESE AND ALSO A METHOD FOR THE ATTACHMENT OF THE FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT TO A SHEET METAL PART - A functional element ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100325867 | ELEMENT ATTACHABLE BY RIVETING TO A SHEET METAL PART AND ALSO A COMPONENT ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - An element attachable to a sheet metal part by riveting, in particular an element in the form of a centering bolt, having a shaft part and a head part, wherein the head part has at its side confronting the sheet metal part an at least approximately ring-like ring recess which merges at the radially inner side into a cylinder section of the head part which in turn merges into the shaft part and into a tubular rivet section which surrounds the shaft part in the region of the head part, is disposed within a ring-like contact surface arranged radially outside of the ring recess and merges at the radially outer side via an at least approximately conical wall into the ring-like contact surface, is characterized in that at least one local recess and preferably a plurality of in particular uniformly distributed local recesses is or are provided in the conical wall of the ring recess and/or in an optionally present ring-like base surface of the ring recess. A component assembly comprising the element and a sheet metal part and also a method for the manufacture of such a component assembly are also described. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100303579 | FASTENER DEVICE FOR FASTENING TWO COMPONENTS - A first and second component joint includes using a fastener having a first end, and a flange having a diameter greater than a tubular barrel portion. A second end having a second tubular barrel portion merges into a shoulder of a flange part having a greater diameter than the barrel portion. The first tubular barrel portion is deformed radially outwardly sandwiching the first component between the flange and the first barrel portion. The second end of the fastener is introduced through a hole in the second component by applying the second component to the first component so the shoulder of the flanged part abuts the second component spacing the second component from the first component. The fastener device is fastened to the second component by deforming the second tubular barrel portion radially outwardly sandwiching the second component between the shoulder and the tubular barrel portion. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100275433 | Method and apparatus for the attachment of a fastener element to a component, in particular to a sheet metal part - A method and an apparatus for the attachment of a fastener element to a component, for example a sheet metal part, wherein the fastener element is a nut element and has an axis of symmetry, a head part having a contact surface which enters into contact with the component, a threaded bore and also at least one undercut which receives the material of the component, and wherein the material of the component is pressed against the contact surface and into the undercut by means of a first tool having a die button shape matching the design of the nut element. A local force is exerted on the head part of the nut element or onto the tool to the side of the axis of symmetry and is moved circularly around the axis of symmetry while simultaneously carrying out a relative feed movement between the tool and the nut element between which the component is arranged in order to press the material of the component into the undercut. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100209211 | SECTION FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HOLLOW BODY ELEMENTS, HOLLOW BODY ELEMENT AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A section ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100135744 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HOLLOW ELEMENTS, HOLLOW ELEMENT, ASSEMBLY PIECE, AND FOLLOW-ON COMPOSITE TOOL FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - Disclosed is a method for producing hollow elements ( | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100135718 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HOLLOW ELEMENTS, HOLLOW ELEMENT, ASSEMBLY PIECE, AND FOLLOW-ON COMPOSITE TOOL FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - A method for the manufacture of a component assembly comprising a sheet metal part and a functional element attached to it by a riveting process or by a riveting and piercing process or by a press-in process, wherein the sheet metal part is provided with an imprint, is wherein the imprint is produced prior to attachment of the functional element and consists of a sequence of regions which are raised and recessed relative to one another and wherein, during the attachment of the functional element this is pressed against the sheet metal part in such a way that the imprint of the sheet metal part leads to a complementary shaping of the functional element in the region of the functional element which comes into contact with the imprint. A sheet metal part and a functional element are also claimed. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20090218168 | COMPONENT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A SHEET METAL PART AND A NUT ELEMENT ATTACHED THERETO AND ALSO A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH A COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A component assembly comprising a sheet metal part and a nut element attached thereto, the nut element being arranged in an opening of the sheet metal part and being adapted to receive a bolt element having a shaft part with a thread and a head part of larger radial dimensions is wherein the sheet metal part has at least one hole adjacent to the nut element which is not covered over by the nut element but can be covered over by the head part of the screwed-in bolt element. A component assembly of this kind is in particular suitable for an oil pan since the oil can flow through the holes. A method is also claimed. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090196678 | RIVET NUT AND RIVET BOLT AND COMBINATION OF A RIVET NUT OR A RIVET BOLT WITH A SHEET METAL PART - The invention relates to a rivet nut ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090028662 | Press-in element for pressing into a non-pierced or pierced component and also method for the manufacture of the press-in element - A press-in element for pressing into a non-pierced or pre-pierced component, in particular a sheet metal part is described. The press-in element has a head part having a ring surface confronting the component and a neck part which projects away from the ring surface, i.e. from the component contact side. The head part further has a ring-like projection surrounding the neck part with a radial spacing and projecting away from the ring surface and the neck part has a radially outwardly projecting ring bead, which can be formed as a continuous ring bead or as a ring bead interrupted at points, with the apex of the ring bead having an axial spacing from the ring surface which is larger than the axial spacing of the apex of the ring-like projection from the ring surface, which lies radially within this projection and together with it and the ring bead forms a pocket which receives material of the component. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20080213064 | METHOD FOR CHEATING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ELECTRIC TERMINAL DEVICE SUCH AS A CABLE SHOE AND A SHEET METAL PART, FASTENER ELEMENT AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a method for creating an electrically conductive connection between an electric terminal device having a cavity, such as a cable shoe, and a sheet metal part. According to said method, a hollow fixing element is riveted to the sheet metal part to prevent torsion, thus producing an electrically conductive connection between the fixing element and the sheet metal part and the assembled component is then provided with an electrically non-conductive or poorly conductive protective coating, such as for example a lacquer coating or powder coating. Said method is characterized in that a receptacle for the electric terminal device is configured in the vicinity of the front face of the fixing element, to which the electric terminal device is attached, said receptacle preventing the torsion of the terminal device in relation to the fixing element and the sheet metal part and that a thread forming or cutting screw is screwed through the cavity of the electric terminal device into the hollow fixing element, said screwing action forming or cutting a thread. The invention also relates to a corresponding fixing element and an assembled component that is produced in this manner. | 09-04-2008 |
