US20110076510A1 - Metal joint body and apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a metal joint body and an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body, especially a metal joint body which is formed by joining two or more metal sheets to each other, and an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body by joining two or more metal sheets to each other.
- a method of clamping and adhering metal sheets to each other by pressure is known as a method for joining metal sheets to each other.
- the joining by adhering by pressure depends on residual stress by clamping and contact, so that electric characteristics thereof are not satisfied.
- At a contact area of the metal sheets there are many gaps so that it is has a problem that the electric characteristics cannot be easily maintained in a long period because of corrosion.
- For maintaining the electric characteristics it is considerable to welding the metal sheets to each other by melting the metal sheets with gas or plasma. It is not easily to be automatized and not suitable for mass production and has a cost problem.
- a patent document 1 proposes a method for joining sheet metals, in which the metal sheets 110 , 111 are joined as shown in FIGS. 10 , 11 by cutting the two metal sheets 110 , 111 along a cutting line L 2 from one end of a bending line L 1 , extending vertically apart from the bending line L 1 , toward the other end of the bending line L 1 , and by pressing and bending an area surrounded with the cutting line L 1 and bending line L 2 of the two metal sheets 110 , 111 about the bending line L 1 .
- outer surrounding cutting surfaces along the cutting line L 2 of the metal sheet 110 is pushed so as to rub on inner surrounding cutting surfaces along the cutting line 2 of the metal sheet 111 .
- a metal joint body 101 having the metal contact area is provided with a pair of projecting members 113 projecting in a pressing direction (i.e. arrow Z) by pressing the area surrounded with the cutting line L 2 and the bending line L 1 .
- Each one of the projecting members 113 is formed into a trapezoidal shape in a top view, and arranged with a space therebetween so as to oppose each short side (i.e. the bending line L 1 ) of the pair of projecting members 113 formed into the trapezoidal shape.
- a die used for pressing the two metal sheets 110 , 111 includes a pair of press jigs formed gradually narrowing toward a top end thereof.
- the pair of press jigs is arranged with a space corresponding to the pair of projecting members 113 formed into a trapezoidal shape.
- Patent Document 1 Japan Patent Application Published No. 2009-66616
- the two bending lines L 1 are arranged with a space therebetween. Thereby, the metal joint body 101 may be increased in a direction of row of the two bending lines L 1 (direction of arrow X).
- the die is provided with the pair of press jigs arranged with a space therebetween, so that the press jigs cannot be formed to have enough strength, and the press jigs may be easily broken.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a metal joint body which is miniaturized and an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body, which apparatus is improved about the strength.
- the present invention is to provide a metal joint body, which includes a pair of projecting members formed by cutting two or more overlapped metal sheets along a first cutting line and a pair of second cutting lines extending so as to intersect the first cutting line at each end of the first cutting line and pressing areas surrounded with the first cutting line and the pair of second cutting lines and each of a pair of bending lines connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines so as to bend the each area about the bending line and project the areas in a direction of pressing, and a hole formed by arranging the projecting members, and a metal contact area arranged between an outer surrounding cutting surface of the projecting member arranged at a first metal sheet of the metal sheets located at a pressing side and an inner surrounding cutting surface of the hole arranged at a position to oppose to the outer surrounding cutting surface and arranged in a second metal sheet of the metal sheets overlapped on the first metal sheet and located at a far side from the pressing side.
- each width of the projecting members and the hole along a direction parallel to the first cutting line is increasing toward the first cutting line.
- an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body by joining two or more metal sheets to each other includes a first die having a press hole formed into a shape same as the area surrounded with the pair of second cutting lines intersecting the first cutting line at each end of the first cutting line and the pair of bending lines connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines and being shallower from a bottom corresponding to the first cutting line toward each edge corresponding to the bending lines; and a second die having a press projection formed to be fitted to the press hole and be gradually narrower toward a top corresponding to the bottom of the press hole.
- the first cutting line is arranged between the pair of bending lines, so that the miniaturized metal joint body is manufactured along the direction of the row of the pair of bending lines.
- each width of the projecting member and the hole along the direction parallel to the first cutting line is increasing toward the first cutting line, the projecting member is pushed into the hole.
- the outer surrounding cutting surface of the projecting member and the inner surrounding cutting surface of the hole normal load is generated. Therefore, joining of the metal contact area is advanced, so that the electric characteristics and reliability thereof are improved.
- a pair of press jig is arranged with a space therebetween at positions corresponding to each one of the pair of projecting members.
- one press projection die for forming the pair of projecting members is provided in the apparatus. Therefore, the press projection die can be formed with an enough size, so that the apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body can be provided with the press projection die having improved strength.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a metal joint body of a first embodiment according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a top view of the metal joint body shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a view from an arrow P 1 of the metal joint body shown in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4 is a view from an arrow P 2 of the metal joint body shown in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V of the metal joint body shown in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of the metal joint body shown in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 7 is a top view of a metal joint body of a second embodiment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body of one embodiment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX of the apparatus shown in FIG. 8 , which is pressing three overlapped metal sheets;
- FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX of the apparatus shown in FIG. 8 , which finished joining three overlapped metal sheets;
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a metal joint body by prior art.
- FIG. 11 is a top view of the metal joint body shown in FIG. 10 .
- a metal joint body of a first embodiment according to the present invention is described with reference to FIGS. 1-6 .
- the metal joint body 1 includes three metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 structured with, for example, the same material and the same thickness. As shown in FIGS. 5 , 6 , the metal joint boy 1 includes projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 and holes 16 , 17 , 18 and metal contact areas 19 , 20 .
- Pairs of projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 are provided at each of metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 .
- Each of the pairs of projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 is formed by cutting three overlapped metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 along a first cutting line L 2 and a pair of second cutting lines L 3 extending so as to intersect the first cutting line L 2 at each end of the first cutting line L 2 and pressing areas surrounded with the first cutting line L 2 and the pair of second cutting lines L 3 and each of a pair of bending lines L 1 connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines L 3 so as to bend the each area about the bending line L 1 and project the areas in a pressing direction (arrow Z).
- a direction shown by an arrow X is a direction of row of the bending lines L 1 and a direction of lengthwise of the metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 .
- a direction shown by an arrow Y is a direction parallel to the first cutting line L 2 and a direction of widthwise of the metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 .
- a direction shown by an arrow Z is a direction of overlapping three metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 and a direction of pressing the metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 .
- each width of the projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 and holes 16 , 17 , 18 in the direction parallel to the first cutting line L 2 (arrow Y) of the projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 and holes 16 , 17 , 18 is increasing toward the first cutting line L 2 .
- the metal joint body 1 is formed into a hexagonal shape surrounded with the pair of bending lines L 1 arranging the first cutting line L 2 therebetween, and the second cutting lines L 3 .
- the holes 16 , 17 , 18 are shaped by forming the projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 at the metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 .
- the projecting member 13 at a first metal sheet 10 located at a pressing side in a pressing direction (along arrow Z) is pushed into the hole 17 at a second metal sheet 11 located adjacent to a surface of a far side from the pressing side in the pressing direction (arrow Z) of the first metal sheet 10 .
- the projecting member 14 at the second metal sheet 11 located adjacent to the surface of the far side from the pressing side (arrow Z) of the first metal sheet 10 is pushed into the hole 18 at a third metal sheet 12 located adjacent to a surface of a far side from the pressing side of the second metal sheet 11 .
- the outer surrounding cutting surface of the projecting member 13 is pushed into the hole 17 so as to rub on the inner surrounding cutting surface of the hole 17
- the outer surrounding cutting surface of the projecting member 14 is pushed into the hole 18 so as to rub on the inner surrounding cutting surface of the hole 18 .
- Oxidized surfaces of the outer surrounding cutting surfaces of the projecting members 13 , 14 and the inner surrounding cutting surfaces of the holes 17 , 18 are removed by rubbing and fresh surfaces thereof are exposed so that the outer surrounding cutting surfaces of the projecting members 13 , 14 and the inner surrounding cutting surfaces of the holes 17 , 18 are adhered and the metal contact areas 19 shown in FIG. 6 are formed.
- the projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 are deformed so that the metal contact areas 20 shown in FIG. 20 are produced between overlapped projecting members 13 , 14 and between overlapped projecting members 14 , 15 by rubbing.
- FIG. 7 A metal joint body of the second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7 .
- the second cutting line L 3 of the metal joint body 1 A is arranged with an arc shape.
- the widths of the projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 and the holes 16 , 17 , 18 along the direction parallel to the first cutting line L 2 (arrow Y) are increasing toward the first cutting line L 2 .
- the metal joint body 1 A surrounded with the pair of bending lines L 1 arranging the first cutting line 12 therebetween and the second cutting lines L 3 is shaped into an ellipse.
- the metal joint body 1 , 1 A mentioned above by cutting three overlapped metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 along the first cutting line L 2 and the pair of second cutting lines L 3 extending so as to intersect the first cutting line L 2 at each end of the first cutting line L 2 ; and pressing areas surrounded with the first cutting line L 2 and the pair of second cutting lines L 3 and each of the pair of bending lines L 1 connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines L 3 so as to bend the each area about the bending line L 1 , the first cutting line L 2 is arranged between the pair of bending lines L 1 .
- the metal joint body 1 , 1 A miniaturized in the direction of row of the pair of bending lines L 1 (arrow X) can be manufactured.
- the widths of the projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 and the holes 16 , 17 , 18 along the direction parallel to the first cutting line L 2 (arrow Y) are increasing toward the first cutting line L 2 , so that the projecting members 13 , 14 are pushed into the holes 17 , 18 .
- normal loads are produced at the outer surrounding cutting surfaces of the projecting members 13 , 14 and the inner surrounding cutting surfaces of the holes 17 , 18 .
- joining of the metal joint area 19 is advanced so that the electric characteristics and reliability thereof are further improved.
- the apparatus 2 for manufacturing metal joint body includes a first die 21 , a second die 22 and a guide 23 .
- the first die 21 is arranged with a rectangular parallelopiped shape, on a top surface of which a press hole 24 is provided.
- the press hole 24 is formed same as an area surrounded with the second cutting lines L 3 and the bending lines L 1 (hexagonal shape).
- the press hole 24 is formed into a V-shape in cross-sectional view gradually shallower from a bottom 24 a corresponding to the first cutting line L 2 toward each of edges 24 b corresponding to each of the pair of the bending lines L 1 .
- the edges 24 b are formed in even plane as the top surface, or not deep of cutting off the metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 .
- the second die 22 is formed into a rod shape same as an area surrounded with the second cutting lines L 3 and the bending lines L 1 (hexagonal shape).
- the second die 22 is provided with a pressing projection 25 formed to be fitted to the press hole 24 .
- the pressing projection is formed slant to be gradually narrower toward a top 25 a corresponding to the bottom 24 a of the press hole 24 .
- a method of manufacturing the metal joint body 1 , 1 A will be described by using the above apparatus 2 .
- the three overlapped metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 are arranged on the top of the first die 21 .
- the second die 22 is moved along the guide hole 26 of the guide 23 in the pressing direction (arrow Z), and the three overlapped metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 are clamped between the first die 21 and the second die 22 .
- the second die 22 is further moved, so that the three overlapped metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 are sheared along the first cutting line L 2 and the second cutting lines L 3 by edges of the pressing projection 25 along cutting lines L 2 , L 3 and edges of the press hole 24 along the cutting lines L 2 , L 3 . Simultaneously, each of the areas surrounded with the first cutting line L 2 and the second cutting lines L 3 of the three overlapped metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 is pressed in the pressing direction, arrow Z, so as to be bent about each of the pair of bending lines L 1 .
- the pair of projecting members 13 of the first metal sheet 10 is pushed into the hole 17 of the second metal sheet 11 , and pair of projecting members 14 of the metal second sheet 11 is pushed into the hole 18 of the third metal sheet 12 .
- the outer surrounding cutting surfaces of the pair of projecting members 13 , 14 and the inner surrounding cutting surfaces of the holes 17 , 18 are adhered to each other, and the metal contact area 19 is produced.
- the metal joint body 1 , 1 A having the metal contact area 19 is completed.
- a die by prior art includes a pair of press jigs arranged with a space to each other corresponding to the pair of projecting members 113 .
- the apparatus 2 for manufacturing the metal joint body 1 , 1 A includes one pressing projection 25 for forming the pair of projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 .
- the one pressing projection 25 can be formed in a sufficient size, so that the apparatus for manufacturing metal joint body can be improved about strength.
- the metal joint body 1 , 1 A joins three metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 .
- the present invention is not limited above, and the metal joint body 1 , 1 A can join two or more metal sheets.
- the metal joint body 1 , 1 A joins the metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 made of the same material.
- the present invention is not limited above, and it is confirmed that metal joining for metal sheets made of different metal, such as Sn, Zn, Au and Ag, can be performed when two or more metal sheets can be pressed and sheared. In short, at least one metal sheet during two or more metal sheets may be made of different material.
- the metal joint body 1 , 1 A joins the metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 having the same thickness.
- the present invention is not limited above, and it is confirmed that metal joining for metal sheets having different thickness can be performed when two or more metal sheets can be pressed and sheared. In short, it is confirmed that joining of metal sheets having at least one metal sheet during two or more metal sheets can be performed.
- the widths of the projecting members 13 , 14 , 15 and the holes 16 , 17 , 18 along the direction parallel to the first cutting line L 2 (arrow Y) are provided so as to increase toward the first cutting line L 2 .
- the present invention is not limited above, and the widths can be constant.
- the metal joint body 1 , 1 A is manufactured by cutting and pressing metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 .
- the present invention is not limited above, and the overlapped metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 can be cut and pressed and simultaneously or after cutting and pressing, by heating, the metal sheets 10 , 11 , 12 can be diffused to each other, for improving strength of joint by diffusion.
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A miniaturized metal joint body and an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body to be improved about strength are provided. By cutting three overlapped metal sheets along a first cutting line and a pair of second cutting lines extending so as to intersect the first cutting line at each end of the first cutting line and pressing areas surrounded with the first cutting line and the pair of second cutting lines and each of a pair of bending lines connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines, each of the pairs of projecting members is formed so as to project in a pressing direction of arrow Z.
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- This invention relates to a metal joint body and an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body, especially a metal joint body which is formed by joining two or more metal sheets to each other, and an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body by joining two or more metal sheets to each other.
- In general, a method of clamping and adhering metal sheets to each other by pressure is known as a method for joining metal sheets to each other. The joining by adhering by pressure depends on residual stress by clamping and contact, so that electric characteristics thereof are not satisfied. At a contact area of the metal sheets, there are many gaps so that it is has a problem that the electric characteristics cannot be easily maintained in a long period because of corrosion. For maintaining the electric characteristics, it is considerable to welding the metal sheets to each other by melting the metal sheets with gas or plasma. It is not easily to be automatized and not suitable for mass production and has a cost problem.
- For overcoming the above problems, a
patent document 1 proposes a method for joining sheet metals, in which themetal sheets FIGS. 10 , 11 by cutting the twometal sheets metal sheets metal sheet 110 is pushed so as to rub on inner surrounding cutting surfaces along thecutting line 2 of themetal sheet 111. By rubbing on each other, oxidized surface thereof is removed and fresh surface is exposed, and the both outer and inner cutting surfaces are adhered so as to generate a metal contact area of the metal sheets. A metaljoint body 101 having the metal contact area is provided with a pair of projectingmembers 113 projecting in a pressing direction (i.e. arrow Z) by pressing the area surrounded with the cutting line L2 and the bending line L1. Each one of the projectingmembers 113 is formed into a trapezoidal shape in a top view, and arranged with a space therebetween so as to oppose each short side (i.e. the bending line L1) of the pair of projectingmembers 113 formed into the trapezoidal shape. - A die used for pressing the two
metal sheets members 113 formed into a trapezoidal shape. - In the metal
joint body 101 by prior art, for preventing themetal sheets metal sheets joint body 101 may be increased in a direction of row of the two bending lines L1 (direction of arrow X). - The die is provided with the pair of press jigs arranged with a space therebetween, so that the press jigs cannot be formed to have enough strength, and the press jigs may be easily broken.
- According to the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a metal joint body which is miniaturized and an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body, which apparatus is improved about the strength.
- In order to overcome the above problems and attain the object, the present invention is to provide a metal joint body, which includes a pair of projecting members formed by cutting two or more overlapped metal sheets along a first cutting line and a pair of second cutting lines extending so as to intersect the first cutting line at each end of the first cutting line and pressing areas surrounded with the first cutting line and the pair of second cutting lines and each of a pair of bending lines connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines so as to bend the each area about the bending line and project the areas in a direction of pressing, and a hole formed by arranging the projecting members, and a metal contact area arranged between an outer surrounding cutting surface of the projecting member arranged at a first metal sheet of the metal sheets located at a pressing side and an inner surrounding cutting surface of the hole arranged at a position to oppose to the outer surrounding cutting surface and arranged in a second metal sheet of the metal sheets overlapped on the first metal sheet and located at a far side from the pressing side.
- According to the present invention, each width of the projecting members and the hole along a direction parallel to the first cutting line is increasing toward the first cutting line.
- According to the present invention, an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body by joining two or more metal sheets to each other includes a first die having a press hole formed into a shape same as the area surrounded with the pair of second cutting lines intersecting the first cutting line at each end of the first cutting line and the pair of bending lines connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines and being shallower from a bottom corresponding to the first cutting line toward each edge corresponding to the bending lines; and a second die having a press projection formed to be fitted to the press hole and be gradually narrower toward a top corresponding to the bottom of the press hole.
- According to the present invention, by cutting two or more overlapped metal sheets along the first cutting line and the pair of second cutting lines extending so as to intersect the first cutting line at each end of the first cutting line and pressing the areas surrounded with the first cutting line and the pair of second cutting lines and each of the pair of bending lines connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines so as to bend the each area about the bending line, the first cutting line is arranged between the pair of bending lines, so that the miniaturized metal joint body is manufactured along the direction of the row of the pair of bending lines.
- According to the present invention, because each width of the projecting member and the hole along the direction parallel to the first cutting line is increasing toward the first cutting line, the projecting member is pushed into the hole. Thereby, in the outer surrounding cutting surface of the projecting member and the inner surrounding cutting surface of the hole, normal load is generated. Therefore, joining of the metal contact area is advanced, so that the electric characteristics and reliability thereof are improved.
- In the die by prior art, a pair of press jig is arranged with a space therebetween at positions corresponding to each one of the pair of projecting members. According to the present invention, in the apparatus, one press projection die for forming the pair of projecting members is provided. Therefore, the press projection die can be formed with an enough size, so that the apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body can be provided with the press projection die having improved strength.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a metal joint body of a first embodiment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a top view of the metal joint body shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a view from an arrow P1 of the metal joint body shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a view from an arrow P2 of the metal joint body shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V of the metal joint body shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of the metal joint body shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 7 is a top view of a metal joint body of a second embodiment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an apparatus for manufacturing the metal joint body of one embodiment according to the present invention; -
FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX of the apparatus shown inFIG. 8 , which is pressing three overlapped metal sheets; -
FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX of the apparatus shown inFIG. 8 , which finished joining three overlapped metal sheets; -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a metal joint body by prior art; and -
FIG. 11 is a top view of the metal joint body shown inFIG. 10 . - A metal joint body of a first embodiment according to the present invention is described with reference to
FIGS. 1-6 . - As shown in
FIGS. 1-6 , the metaljoint body 1 includes threemetal sheets FIGS. 5 , 6, the metaljoint boy 1 includes projectingmembers holes metal contact areas - Pairs of projecting
members metal sheets members metal sheets metal sheets metal sheets metal sheets metal sheets - As shown in
FIG. 2 , each width of the projectingmembers holes members holes metal joint body 1 is formed into a hexagonal shape surrounded with the pair of bending lines L1 arranging the first cutting line L2 therebetween, and the second cutting lines L3. - The
holes members metal sheets member 13 at afirst metal sheet 10 located at a pressing side in a pressing direction (along arrow Z) is pushed into thehole 17 at asecond metal sheet 11 located adjacent to a surface of a far side from the pressing side in the pressing direction (arrow Z) of thefirst metal sheet 10. The projectingmember 14 at thesecond metal sheet 11 located adjacent to the surface of the far side from the pressing side (arrow Z) of thefirst metal sheet 10 is pushed into thehole 18 at athird metal sheet 12 located adjacent to a surface of a far side from the pressing side of thesecond metal sheet 11. Thereby, the outer surrounding cutting surface of the projectingmember 13 is pushed into thehole 17 so as to rub on the inner surrounding cutting surface of thehole 17, and the outer surrounding cutting surface of the projectingmember 14 is pushed into thehole 18 so as to rub on the inner surrounding cutting surface of thehole 18. Oxidized surfaces of the outer surrounding cutting surfaces of the projectingmembers holes members holes metal contact areas 19 shown inFIG. 6 are formed. By pressing, the projectingmembers metal contact areas 20 shown inFIG. 20 are produced between overlapped projectingmembers members - A metal joint body of the second embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to
FIG. 7 . As shown inFIG. 7 , the second cutting line L3 of the metaljoint body 1A is arranged with an arc shape. The widths of the projectingmembers holes joint body 1A surrounded with the pair of bending lines L1 arranging thefirst cutting line 12 therebetween and the second cutting lines L3 is shaped into an ellipse. - According to the metal
joint body metal sheets joint body - The widths of the projecting
members holes members holes members holes joint area 19 is advanced so that the electric characteristics and reliability thereof are further improved. - An apparatus for manufacturing the metal
joint body FIGS. 8 , 9. As shown inFIGS. 8 , 9, theapparatus 2 for manufacturing metal joint body includes afirst die 21, asecond die 22 and aguide 23. - The
first die 21 is arranged with a rectangular parallelopiped shape, on a top surface of which apress hole 24 is provided. Thepress hole 24 is formed same as an area surrounded with the second cutting lines L3 and the bending lines L1 (hexagonal shape). Thepress hole 24 is formed into a V-shape in cross-sectional view gradually shallower from a bottom 24 a corresponding to the first cutting line L2 toward each ofedges 24 b corresponding to each of the pair of the bending lines L1. Theedges 24 b are formed in even plane as the top surface, or not deep of cutting off themetal sheets - The
second die 22 is formed into a rod shape same as an area surrounded with the second cutting lines L3 and the bending lines L1 (hexagonal shape). Thesecond die 22 is provided with apressing projection 25 formed to be fitted to thepress hole 24. The pressing projection is formed slant to be gradually narrower toward a top 25 a corresponding to the bottom 24 a of thepress hole 24. - The
guide 23 is formed into a rectangular shape having aguide hole 26 corresponding to thepress hole 24 of thefirst die 21. Theguide hole 26 penetrates through theguide 23 along the pressing direction (arrow Z). Theguide hole 26 is formed same as the area surrounded with the second cutting lines L3 and the bending lines L1 of themetal sheets second die 22 to thepress hole 24 of thefirst die 21. - A method of manufacturing the metal
joint body above apparatus 2. As shown inFIG. 9A , at first, the three overlappedmetal sheets first die 21. After that, thesecond die 22 is moved along theguide hole 26 of theguide 23 in the pressing direction (arrow Z), and the three overlappedmetal sheets first die 21 and thesecond die 22. - The
second die 22 is further moved, so that the three overlappedmetal sheets pressing projection 25 along cutting lines L2, L3 and edges of thepress hole 24 along the cutting lines L2, L3. Simultaneously, each of the areas surrounded with the first cutting line L2 and the second cutting lines L3 of the three overlappedmetal sheets members 13 of thefirst metal sheet 10 is pushed into thehole 17 of thesecond metal sheet 11, and pair of projectingmembers 14 of the metalsecond sheet 11 is pushed into thehole 18 of thethird metal sheet 12. The outer surrounding cutting surfaces of the pair of projectingmembers holes metal contact area 19 is produced. Thus, the metaljoint body metal contact area 19 is completed. - A die by prior art includes a pair of press jigs arranged with a space to each other corresponding to the pair of projecting
members 113. In contrast, according to the apparatus for manufacturing metal joint body, theapparatus 2 for manufacturing the metaljoint body projection 25 for forming the pair of projectingmembers projection 25 can be formed in a sufficient size, so that the apparatus for manufacturing metal joint body can be improved about strength. - In the above embodiment, the metal
joint body metal sheets joint body - In the above embodiment, the metal
joint body metal sheets - At least one metal sheet during two or more metal sheets may be plated with Sn, Zn, Au and Ag. At least one metal sheet during two or more metal sheets can be softer by plating, so that the metal sheets can be easily sheared by small force over the yield stress.
- In the above embodiment, the metal
joint body metal sheets - In the above embodiment, the widths of the projecting
members holes - In the above embodiment, the metal
joint body pressing metal sheets metal sheets metal sheets - While, in the embodiment, the present invention is described, it is not limited thereto. Various change and modifications can be made with the scope of the present invention.
Claims (3)
1. A metal joint body, which is formed by joining two or more metal sheets to each other, comprising:
a pair of projecting members formed by cutting the, two or more overlapped metal sheets along a first cutting line and a pair of second cutting lines extending so as to intersect the first cutting line at each end of the first cutting line, and pressing areas surrounded with the first cutting line and the pair of second cutting lines and each of a pair of bending lines connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines so as to bend the each area about each of the bending lines and project the areas in a direction of pressing;
a hole formed by arranging the projecting members; and
a metal contact area arranged between an outer surrounding cutting surface of the projecting member arranged at a first metal sheet of the metal sheets located at a pressing side and an inner surrounding cutting surface of the hole arranged at a position to oppose to the outer surrounding cutting surface and arranged in a second metal sheet of the metal sheets overlapped on the first metal sheet and located at a far side from the pressing side.
2. The metal joint body according to claim 1 , wherein widths of the projecting members and the holes along a direction parallel to the first cutting line are increasing toward the first cutting line.
3. An apparatus for manufacturing a metal joint body by joining two or more metal sheets to each other, the apparatus comprising:
a first die having a press hole formed into a shape same as an area surrounded with a pair of second cutting lines intersecting a first cutting line at each end of the first cutting line and a pair of bending lines connecting both ends of the pair of second cutting lines, and the press hole being shallower from a bottom corresponding to the first cutting line toward each edge corresponding to the bending lines; and
a second die having a press projection formed to be fitted to the press hole and to be gradually narrower toward a top corresponding to the bottom of the press hole.
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