Fiber composite part of a motor vehicle, mounting part for such a fiber composite part and manufacturing method

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  "publication_number": "US11136070B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Fiber composite part of a motor vehicle, mounting part for such a fiber composite part and manufacturing method",
  "abstract": "A mounting part (11) for affixing a composite fiber part of a motor vehicle to at least one adjoining component of a motor vehicle is made from a fiber composite material. The mounting part (11) has a three-dimensionally shape that defines ribs and/or webs and/or protrusions and/or depressions.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A method for manufacturing a composite part of an automobile, the method comprising: preparing a liquid or flowable first mixture of a first thermosetting polymer and only fibers having lengths less than or equal to a specified length; filling the first mixture into a three-dimensionally shaped first mold configured to form a mounting part having a plurality of external surface regions defining at least one of a rib, a protrusion and a depression and at least one internally threaded recess formed in the mounting part without extending entirely through the mounting part; curing the first thermosetting resin of the mounting part; preparing a liquid or flowable second mixture of a second thermosetting polymer and only fibers having lengths greater than the specified length to define a fiber composite matrix; filling the second mixture into a second mold so that the second mixture covers all of the external surface regions of the mounting part, while leaving an opening at a position aligned with the internally threaded recess of the mounting part; curing the second thermosetting polymer to form a composite part that has the mounting part embedded in the fiber composite matrix while the at least one internally threaded recess is accessible via the opening for receiving a screw connection to mount the composite part to an adjoining component of the automobile.",
    "2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of curing the first thermosetting resin of the mounting part comprises curing the first thermosetting resin in the first mold for a period of between 0.5 min and 10 min at a temperature between 100° C. and 200° C. and at a pressure of more than 100 bar.",
    "3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first mixture comprises between 30% by volume and 70% by volume fibers and between 70% by volume and 30% by volume thermosetting polymer, with the fibers having lengths of between 3 mm and 100 mm.",
    "4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first mixture comprises between 40% by volume and 65% by volume fibers and between 60% by volume and 35% by volume thermosetting polymer, with the fibers having lengths of between 20 mm and 80 mm.",
    "5. The method of claim 1, further comprising placing the cured mounting parts in the fiber composite matrix in an uncured state and then curing the fiber composite matrix around the cured mounting part to form fiber composite part for the automobile.",
    "6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first thermosetting polymer and the second thermosetting polymer are identical.",
    "7. The method of claim 1, wherein the fibers of the fiber composite matrix are carbon fibers or glass fibers.",
    "8. The method of claim 1, further comprising screw-connecting the composite part to a component of the automobile."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The invention relates to a mounting part for affixing a fiber composite part of a motor vehicle to at least one adjoining component of the motor vehicle. Furthermore, the invention relates to a fiber composite part, to a method for manufacturing the mounting part and to a method for manufacturing the fiber composite part.\n\nFiber composite parts made from carbon fiber reinforced or glass fiber reinforced polymers are increasingly used in motor vehicles to achieve weight reductions. However, it is necessary to connect the fiber composite parts to at least one adjoining component of the motor vehicle. Mounting parts, or inserts, incorporated in the respective fiber composite part to connect the fiber composite parts to the adjoining component. According to the prior art, these mounting parts incorporated in a fiber composite part are metallic, and usually aluminum.\n\nThe metallic mounting part used for affixing the fiber composite part to an adjoining component of the motor vehicle must be coated with an adhesion promoter and an anti-corrosion agent prior to being introduced into the fiber composite part. As a result, manufacturing expenses are increased.\n\nFiber composite parts used with metallic mounting parts are disclosed in WO 2011/051227 A1.\n\nAn object of the present invention is to provide an innovative mounting part for affixing a fiber composite part of a motor vehicle to at least one adjoining component of the motor vehicle, an innovative fiber composite part and a method for manufacturing the mounting part and the fiber composite part.",
  "cpc": [
    "B62D 29/048",
    "B62D 29/00",
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    "F16B 2/24",
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    "Y10T 29/49622",
    "Y10T 29/49947",
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    "Y10T 29/49982",
    "Y10T 428/24479"
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  "ipc": [
    "B62D 29/04"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Dr Ing HCF Porsche AG"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Thiemo Erb",
    "Markus Brunner",
    "Thomas Meier",
    "Eduard Ene"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2019-10-10",
  "publication_date": "2021-10-05",
  "grant_date": "2021-10-05",
  "priority_date": "2012-03-19",
  "application_number": "US-201916598737-A",
  "family_id": "49043860",
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