EP0316529A2 - Renforcement des côtés d'éléments plats de revêtement ou de séparation ainsi que procédé de fabrication - Google Patents

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EP0316529A2
EP0316529A2 EP88114306A EP88114306A EP0316529A2 EP 0316529 A2 EP0316529 A2 EP 0316529A2 EP 88114306 A EP88114306 A EP 88114306A EP 88114306 A EP88114306 A EP 88114306A EP 0316529 A2 EP0316529 A2 EP 0316529A2
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Peter Pelz
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Empe-Werke Ernst Pelz GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31F—MECHANICAL WORKING OR DEFORMATION OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31F1/00—Mechanical deformation without removing material, e.g. in combination with laminating
    • B31F1/0003—Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening, flattening or rim-rolling; Shaping by bending, folding or rim-rolling combined with joining; Apparatus therefor
    • B31F1/0006—Bending or folding; Folding edges combined with joining; Reinforcing edges during the folding thereof
    • B31F1/0009—Bending or folding; Folding edges combined with joining; Reinforcing edges during the folding thereof of plates, sheets or webs
    • B31F1/0016—Folding edges; Folding edges combined with joining; Reinforcing edges during the folding thereof, e.g. by introducing a thread; Folding the edges of a sheathing

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  • the invention relates to edge reinforcement for single-layer or multi-layer flat covering and / or separating elements made of cardboard, fiber mat constructions made of organic and / or inorganic fibers, flat plastics and / or foams or the like.
  • cover elements of the type described above which can be produced, for example, by methods such as are described in DE-PS 28 30 320 or in DE-OS 36 29 222, it is often necessary for easy hanging and reinforcing a rim rich to achieve the required effect by gluing material strips etc.
  • the attachment of such strips of material outside of the compression molding process normally used for the production of such cover elements is labor-intensive and expensive, and there is also the disadvantage that no attractive visible edges can be produced.
  • covering elements Furthermore, it has been found to be unfavorable in the previously known covering and / or separating elements, hereinafter generally referred to collectively as "covering elements", that foreign materials such as metal rails or the like are generally used for stiffening thin laminates for reasons of weight. must be used, which not only causes weight problems again, but also warps of the overall structure when the cover elements are exposed to temperature. So far, it has only been possible with great difficulty Lich to build such cover elements with low weight so torsionally rigid, as this is due to dimensional stability, in particular, for. B. is desirable in the automotive field itself.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing an edge reinforcement of the generic type which is formed in one piece with the cover element, the cover element is highly torsionally rigid and looks appealing; in particular, if it is designed as a fastening device after the flat covering element has been hung in, the fastening device, which should be easy and time-saving to operate, should no longer be visible.
  • this object is achieved in a further development of the generic edge reinforcement in that, along a peripheral and / or cut-out edge region to be reinforced, an edge strip which is separated from the main region of the cover element like a film hinge is bent by essentially 180 ° and glued to the main region of the cover element.
  • edge strip is offset from the main area of the cover element by a groove.
  • the creasing lies on the inside of the bend.
  • the invention also provides that the scoring is on the outside of the bend.
  • a fastening device designed in the manner of a hanging device for releasably attaching the cover element to a flat or shaped flat part to be clad, along an edge region of the cover element, a plurality of hanging tabs arranged at a mutual spacing are provided, which are bent accordingly by bending Areas of the edge strip of the cover element on the back in the direction of the component to be clad are integrally formed thereon by an angle of approximately 120 ° to 150 ° and, projecting from the rear of the cover element, can be hooked behind corresponding counterparts on the component to be clad.
  • a section serving as edge reinforcement is provided, which is integrally formed by bending the edge area between the adjacent hanging tabs by 180 ° and gluing it to the back of the cover element.
  • Another embodiment of the invention provides that the bending angle of the hanging tabs is approximately 135 °.
  • the hanging tabs and the edge reinforcement sections are formed by bending a corresponding part of the edge strip around the bending line running in the edge-parallel grooving.
  • Another embodiment of the invention is characterized in that the width of the edge strip is approximately 20 mm.
  • the method according to the invention for producing an edge reinforcement of the type according to the invention is characterized in that the shaping of the creasing, the bending of the edge strip, if necessary, in sections, the partial gluing of the edge strip, if applicable, and finally optionally the laminating of several layers and / or the application of a decorative film to the visible side facing the back of the cover element in a single compression molding process using pressure and heat.
  • the corresponding sections are also molded into the edge strips and the bending of the hanging tabs and the edge reinforcing sections in the single compression molding process.
  • the edge strip can of course be offset from the remaining part of the cover element by both grooving and stamping.
  • the invention is based on the surprising finding that it is possible to completely eliminate the shortcomings of the known hooking devices and edge reinforcements, as described above, by integrally pressing the hooking device in the compression molding process, as is explained, for example, in the publications already mentioned above is formed with the cover. This is also particularly favorable in the case of the hanging device produced according to the invention is formed in one piece with the cover element, the operation being easy and time-saving and after the hanging of the hanging tabs behind the corresponding counterparts on the component to be clad, only the connecting joint can be seen.
  • the one-piece mounting bracket according to the invention can be used for flat, flat or shaped workpieces.
  • a narrow, preferably 20 mm wide edge strip is prepared so that it can be bent by embossing a crease.
  • sections are formed, of which the one sections, namely those forming the edge reinforcement sections, are alternately bent by 180 ° under the back of the cover element and glued to it, while the other sections, which are to form the hanging tabs, are preferably 135 ° are bent backwards so that they protrude from the rear of the surface and the protruding part can engage in a hook-like manner in corresponding protruding parts of the counterparts attached to the surface to be clad.
  • edge strip of the cover element as a carrier of the two parts formed alternately on the bent edge strips, namely hanging tabs on the one hand and edge reinforcement sections on the other hand, is retained in its entirety as a whole in this construction the front edge adjacent to the fastening device or suspension attachment is given great rigidity and holding force because the suspension flaps are kept unchanged in shape by the completely bent over-reinforced edge reinforcement sections and thus additionally stiffen the front edge.
  • a particular advantage of the one-piece attachment fastening according to the invention is that clips and other fastening elements are saved and that the insertion and removal of the cladding takes place very quickly due to the elimination of many individual operating elements. This is not only when installing new z. B. automotive headliner, but also for repair work of considerable advantage, if lines or controls are hidden behind the cladding, since considerable relief and savings in working time can be achieved by using the fastening device according to the invention.
  • Flat covering elements in which the fastening device according to the invention can be used, can consist of cardboards, foams, fiber mats, constructions made of organic or inorganic fibers or also flat plastics or the like.
  • the visible surfaces are usually clad with decorative papers, decorative foils or textiles that are glued on Need to become.
  • the manufacture of a one-piece suspension fastening is composed of a number of individual work processes, which, however, according to the invention are preferably combined in a single compression molding process. In this compression molding process, pressure and heat molding, embossing the grooves for bending, gluing the parts bent over by 180 ° on the back and laminating the visible surface with the surface material are integrated.
  • the fastening device according to the invention is not only labor intensive in use, but also in manufacture.
  • numerous individual fastening parts, such as clips, and. Like. And their attachment become unnecessary, not only is there an easy to use, but also an inexpensive to manufacture component.
  • the edge reinforcement according to the invention in which only similar materials are used, that is, no foreign materials, such as. B. metal strips must be applied, has the advantage that an excellent connection rigidity and dimensional accuracy can be guaranteed with low weight, without warping due to different expansion coefficients of the different materials would be concerned with temperature stresses.
  • this laminate structure is further increased by the fact that when the edge strip is folded over in the bending area, laminate compaction takes place, since during bending not only tensile and compressive stresses occur normal to the bending line in the plane of the flat material, but also compressive forces acting perpendicular to the plane of the surface which further compress the individual layers of the laminate.
  • the edge strip is bent over, the tensile and compressive stresses which occur further parallelize the fibers, chain molecules, etc. in the different material layers parallel to the surface and normal to the bending line, which results in a special edge stiffening in the sense of "hardening" the edge area.
  • the tensile and compressive stresses generated in the material plane bring about a special hardening of the corresponding edge, for example when tempering glass panes.
  • the bending process as such consequently results in additional edge reinforcement, namely once by parallelizing the fibers, molecules etc. in the manner specified above, the further by the build-up of tensile or compressive stresses and stretching in the individual material layers, and finally by additional edge compaction due to the compressive forces that act perpendicular to the material surface.
  • edge area is completely smooth with decorative foil, since this lies completely warp-free around the bending edge due to the tension generated.
  • a flat cover element 1 made of fiber mat construction or the like, has an edge strip 2 with a width of approximately 20 mm, a groove 4 being formed on the rear side 3 of the cover element 1, which is underneath in FIG. 1 which defines the aforementioned width of the edge strip 2 of approximately 20 mm.
  • the creasing 4 is stamped into the rear side 3 of the cover element 1.
  • the individual parts of the edge strip 2, as will be explained in more detail below, can be bent to different degrees in the bending direction 5 indicated by an arrow.
  • edge strip 2 to 5 show that the edge strip 2 is divided into a plurality of individual sections by corresponding indentations, of which parts forming the hook-in tabs 6 are bent by approximately 135 ° to the rear side 3 of the cover element 1, while the regions in between are used as edge reinforcement sections 7 bent 180 ° to the rear 3 of the cover element 1 and glued to it.
  • edge reinforcement sections 7 bent 180 ° to the rear 3 of the cover element 1 and glued to it.
  • a fastening device which consists of a multiplicity of hook-shaped hook-in tabs 6 bent by 135 ° against the rear, the edge regions lying between the hook-in tabs 6 by the rear side 3 of the cover element 1, glued on edge reinforcement sections 7, not visible from V, are glued to the rear side 3 to a high edge rigidity.
  • edge reinforcement sections 7 bent over by 180 ° and glued to the rear side 3 of the cover element 1, while alternating between these, visible, the hanging tabs 6 are bent only by 135 °, serve as hooks and stand freely in the room.
  • the fastening device is produced in such a way that all the necessary shaping and gluing operations are carried out in a single compression molding process using pressure and heat.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Laminated Bodies (AREA)
  • Vehicle Interior And Exterior Ornaments, Soundproofing, And Insulation (AREA)
  • Connection Of Plates (AREA)
EP88114306A 1987-11-13 1988-09-02 Renforcement des côtés d'éléments plats de revêtement ou de séparation ainsi que procédé de fabrication Expired - Lifetime EP0316529B1 (fr)

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DE3738671 1987-11-13
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DE3802390 1988-01-27
DE3802390A DE3802390A1 (de) 1987-11-13 1988-01-27 Einhaengevorrichtung und randverstaerkung fuer flaechige abdeck- und/oder trennelemente sowie verfahren zu ihrer herstellung

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EP0761144A2 (fr) * 1995-09-08 1997-03-12 SCA Packaging Sweden AB Elément en carton plié pouvant servir d'étagère, de support ou analogue dans un présentoir ou analogue
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GB827087A (en) * 1957-02-05 1960-02-03 Bowater Res & Dev Co Ltd Helically wound tubes
DE1256527B (de) * 1964-04-30 1967-12-14 Robert Georges Eugene Durat Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Mantelnaht an einem Behaelter aus Pappe mit einer heissversiegelbaren Innenbeschichtung
DE2830320A1 (de) * 1978-07-10 1980-01-24 Ernst Pelz Plattenformkoerper und verfahren zum herstellen
EP0031949A1 (fr) * 1979-12-26 1981-07-15 Union Carbide Corporation Charnière à ligne de pliage large
DE3012901A1 (de) * 1980-04-02 1982-01-28 Sanbloc Gmbh Installations-Fertigbau & Co Kg, 8120 Weilheim Verfahren und vorrichtung zur herstellung einer versiegelten brandschutzplatte
EP0045714A1 (fr) * 1980-07-31 1982-02-10 Albert-Frankenthal AG Dispositif pour rainer longitudinalement des bandes de papier
EP0186649A2 (fr) * 1984-12-28 1986-07-02 Monsanto Company Garnitures de toit de voiture en mousse de polymère thermoformable

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US2053144A (en) * 1935-10-22 1936-09-01 Archer Rubber Company Finish for rubber goods and method of making and applying the same
GB827087A (en) * 1957-02-05 1960-02-03 Bowater Res & Dev Co Ltd Helically wound tubes
DE1256527B (de) * 1964-04-30 1967-12-14 Robert Georges Eugene Durat Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Mantelnaht an einem Behaelter aus Pappe mit einer heissversiegelbaren Innenbeschichtung
DE2830320A1 (de) * 1978-07-10 1980-01-24 Ernst Pelz Plattenformkoerper und verfahren zum herstellen
EP0031949A1 (fr) * 1979-12-26 1981-07-15 Union Carbide Corporation Charnière à ligne de pliage large
DE3012901A1 (de) * 1980-04-02 1982-01-28 Sanbloc Gmbh Installations-Fertigbau & Co Kg, 8120 Weilheim Verfahren und vorrichtung zur herstellung einer versiegelten brandschutzplatte
EP0045714A1 (fr) * 1980-07-31 1982-02-10 Albert-Frankenthal AG Dispositif pour rainer longitudinalement des bandes de papier
EP0186649A2 (fr) * 1984-12-28 1986-07-02 Monsanto Company Garnitures de toit de voiture en mousse de polymère thermoformable

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EP0761144A2 (fr) * 1995-09-08 1997-03-12 SCA Packaging Sweden AB Elément en carton plié pouvant servir d'étagère, de support ou analogue dans un présentoir ou analogue
EP0761144A3 (fr) * 1995-09-08 1999-07-07 SCA Packaging Sweden AB Elément en carton plié pouvant servir d'étagère, de support ou analogue dans un présentoir ou analogue
DE102018213938A1 (de) * 2018-08-17 2020-02-20 Röchling Automotive SE & Co. KG Flächiges Kraftfahrzeug-Verkleidungsbauteil mit integriertem aufdoppelndem Verstärkungsabschnitt
CN110834592A (zh) * 2018-08-17 2020-02-25 劳士领汽车集团 具有集成的翻倍的加强部段的平面的机动车覆盖构件
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EP0316529B1 (fr) 1994-07-27
DE3802390C2 (fr) 1992-02-13

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