A method is for manufacturing a laminated steel sheet comprising laminated a predetermined number of thin steel sheets formed by punching a belt-shaped thin steel sheet into a predetermined shape. This method includes the following steps 1 to 3: step 1: a step of sequentially punching the thin steel sheet into a predetermined shape with a metallic die; step 2: a step of applying a curable composition to a predetermined portion of the thin steel sheet; and step 3: a step of irradiating the curable composition with energy rays. The curable composition is a delayed curable composition which is cured after a lapse of a predetermined time after being irradiated with energy rays.

A method is for manufacturing a laminated steel sheet comprising laminated a predetermined number of thin steel sheets formed by punching a belt-shaped thin steel sheet into a predetermined shape. This method includes the following steps 1 to 3: step 1: a step of sequentially punching the thin steel sheet into a predetermined shape with a metallic die; step 2: a step of applying a curable composition to a predetermined portion of the thin steel sheet; and step 3: a step of irradiating the curable composition with energy rays. The curable composition is a delayed curable composition which is cured after a lapse of a predetermined time after being irradiated with energy rays.

An application position of a processing force directed radially outward is continuously changed in the circumferential direction of a cylindrical portion (25) while applying the processing force to a part of the cylindrical portion (25) of a hub main body (21) in the circumferential direction. An application position of a processing force directed radially inward is continuously changed in the circumferential direction of a staking portion intermediary body (41) while applying the processing force to a part of the staking portion intermediary body (41) in the circumferential direction.

An application position of a processing force directed radially outward is continuously changed in the circumferential direction of a cylindrical portion (25) while applying the processing force to a part of the cylindrical portion (25) of a hub main body (21) in the circumferential direction. An application position of a processing force directed radially inward is continuously changed in the circumferential direction of a staking portion intermediary body (41) while applying the processing force to a part of the staking portion intermediary body (41) in the circumferential direction.

The invention relates to a method for producing tailored sheet-metal strips, in which at least one sheet-metal strip having a substantially planar surface is integrally connected along its longitudinal edge to at least one further web-shaped semifinished product made of metal, wherein the at least one further web-shaped semifinished product differs from the at least one sheet-metal strip in terms of at least one of its properties, and wherein the at least one sheet-metal strip and the at least one further web-shaped semifinished product are fed continuously to at least one joining station, characterized in that a web-shaped semifinished product having a three-dimensional structure, a hollow profile and/or a multiplicity of recesses and/or holes in succession along its longitudinal edge is used as the at least one further web-shaped semifinished product which is fed to the joining station. An apparatus for carrying out the method is furthermore claimed.

The invention relates to a method for producing tailored sheet-metal strips, in which at least one sheet-metal strip having a substantially planar surface is integrally connected along its longitudinal edge to at least one further web-shaped semifinished product made of metal, wherein the at least one further web-shaped semifinished product differs from the at least one sheet-metal strip in terms of at least one of its properties, and wherein the at least one sheet-metal strip and the at least one further web-shaped semifinished product are fed continuously to at least one joining station, characterized in that a web-shaped semifinished product having a three-dimensional structure, a hollow profile and/or a multiplicity of recesses and/or holes in succession along its longitudinal edge is used as the at least one further web-shaped semifinished product which is fed to the joining station. An apparatus for carrying out the method is furthermore claimed.

A platform assembly includes a first platform module having an elongated front face, a second platform module having an elongated front face, and a locking member for locking the front faces of the first and second platform modules to each other. The locking member is movably mounted on the first platform module in a longitudinal direction of the front face thereof, and at least one of the locking member and the second platform includes a locking protrusion, and the other of the locking member and the second platform includes a locking slot, wherein the locking protrusion is received by the locking slot and protrudes from the front face of the first platform module. An edge of the locking protrusion is behind an edge of the locking slot when the locking member is moved in said longitudinal direction of the front face, thereby locking the platform modules to each other.

A method of inserting a rivet into a workpiece comprises moving the rivet and workpiece relative to one another, along a longitudinal axis of the rivet, so as to drive the rivet into the workpiece. The rivet is rotated about its longitudinal axis, relative to the workpiece, for at least part of the time during which it is in contact with the workpiece. The speed of said rotation, or the speed of movement along the longitudinal axis of the rivet, is altered at least once before driving of the rivet into the workpiece is complete. One axial end of the rivet has a tip for piercing the workpiece, and the rivet has a substantially cylindrical shank extending longitudinally from the tip. The shank has one or more surface irregularities.

A method of inserting a rivet into a workpiece comprises moving the rivet and workpiece relative to one another, along a longitudinal axis of the rivet, so as to drive the rivet into the workpiece. The rivet is rotated about its longitudinal axis, relative to the workpiece, for at least part of the time during which it is in contact with the workpiece. The speed of said rotation, or the speed of movement along the longitudinal axis of the rivet, is altered at least once before driving of the rivet into the workpiece is complete. One axial end of the rivet has a tip for piercing the workpiece, and the rivet has a substantially cylindrical shank extending longitudinally from the tip. The shank has one or more surface irregularities.

A drive assembly for a torque converter is provided. The drive assembly includes a turbine shell and a damper assembly fixed to the turbine shell by at least one rectangular rivet. A method of forming a drive assembly for a torque converter is also provided. The method includes fixing a turbine shell and a damper assembly together by a plurality of rectangular rivets.