Hybrid Component and Method for Manufacturing a Hybrid Component

Abstract

A hybrid component comprising at least two component portions, which are connected via at least one connection portion, wherein: the at least one connection portion extends in a joining direction; a first component portion is formed from a first material which has a first modulus of elasticity; a second component portion is formed from a second material which has a second modulus of elasticity different from the first modulus of elasticity; and the at least one connection portion is designed at least to compensate for a sudden change in rigidity between the two component portions, the at least one connection portion having a rigidity that increases in the joining direction and in the direction of the component portion with the higher modulus of elasticity.

Claims

1-12. (canceled)

13. A hybrid component, comprising: at least first and second component portions; at least one connecting portion by which the first and second portions are connected, wherein the at least one connecting portion extends in a joining direction, the first component portion is formed from a first material which has a first modulus of elasticity, the second component portion is formed from a second material which has a second modulus of elasticity different than the first modulus of elasticity, and the at least one connecting portion is configured to at least compensate for a jump in stiffness between the first and second component portions, wherein the at least one connecting portion has a stiffness which increases in the joining direction and toward the component portion with the higher modulus of elasticity.

14. The hybrid component according to claim 13, wherein the at least one connecting portion is formed either as an insert element or from one of the first and second component portions.

15. The hybrid component according to claim 13, wherein the at least one connecting portion has a perforation or a hole pattern.

16. The hybrid component according to claim 15, wherein the perforation or the hole pattern has holes and/or recesses which have a different size, density, distribution and/or orientation.

17. The hybrid component according to claim 14, wherein the insert element comprises two connecting portions.

18. The hybrid component according to claim 17, wherein a free portion is provided between the two connecting portions of the insert element.

19. The hybrid component according to claim 18, wherein the free portion has holes and/or recesses.

20. The hybrid component according to claim 14, wherein a material of the insert element has a modulus of elasticity which is between the modulus of elasticity of the first material and the modulus of elasticity of the second material.

21. The hybrid component according to claim 13, wherein the first material is a metal and the second material is a nonmetal.

22. A method for manufacturing a hybrid component, comprising the steps of: providing an element of a first material; encapsulating the element, at least in certain regions, in a second material along a connecting portion, wherein the connecting portion extends along a joining direction, wherein the first material has a modulus of elasticity different than the second material; and shaping the connecting portion such that its stiffness increases in the joining direction and toward the material with the higher modulus of elasticity.

23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising the step of: shaping the connecting portion by machining.

24. The method according to claim 22, wherein the second material is a plastic, and further comprising the step of: encapsulating the element in the second material in an injection-molding operation.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a hybrid component with an insert element.

[0035] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a hybrid component, wherein a connecting portion is formed by one of the component portions.

[0036] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a progression of the modulus of elasticity over a connecting portion.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of one embodiment of a hybrid component, comprising a first component portion 10 and a second component portion 20 which are connected in a joining direction R by way of an insert element 40. The insert element 40 comprises or forms two connecting portions 30 which, in the embodiment shown here, have a hole pattern and/or a perforation 32, the geometry of which is selected such that a stiffness of the insert element 40 decreases both toward the second component portion 20 and toward the first component portion 10. The insert element 40 is formed from a material the modulus of elasticity of which is above the modulus of elasticity of the first component portion 10 and the modulus of elasticity of the second component portion 20. Consequently, a graded substance transition can be made possible and/or a fluid transition of the substance properties in the mixing region and/or in the region of the connecting portions 30 can be achieved at least in certain regions.

[0038] The insert element 40 comprises two connecting portions 30. Formed between the connecting portions 30 is a free portion 31 (represented with an excessive size), which makes possible a kind of thermal decoupling or separation between the first component portion 10 and the second component portion 20. This makes, inter alia, a short manufacturing process possible, since e.g. a second component portion 20 of plastic can already be molded on when a first component portion 10 of metal, which has already been cast, possibly has temperatures which are still too high. In order to achieve a uniform increasing and/or decreasing stiffness progression over the entire length of the insert element 40, a modulus of elasticity of the insert element 40 can be correspondingly selected and/or the free portion 31 can be provided with holes and/or recesses for the purpose of targeted weakening.

[0039] FIG. 2 shows substantially the configuration, known from FIG. 1, of a hybrid component, comprising a first component portion 10 and a second component portion 20. In the embodiment illustrated here, however, a connecting portion 30, comprising a perforation and/or a hole pattern 32, is produced directly by the first component portion 10.

[0040] Finally, FIG. 3 shows a schematic progression of a modulus of elasticity over a connecting portion between a first component 10, which is manufactured from a material/substance having a modulus of elasticity E1, and a second component portion 20, which is manufactured from a material/substance having a modulus of elasticity E2. The modulus of elasticity E1 is higher than the modulus of elasticity E2. By virtue of a correspondingly formed connecting portion, cf. for example FIGS. 1 and 2, however, a progression x of a modulus of elasticity can be achieved in the region of the connecting portion that makes a smooth transition between the first component portion 10 and the second component portion 20 possible. If the drop in the modulus of elasticity from the first component portion 10 to the second component portion 20 over the transition zone and/or the connecting portion is evaluated, increases of between 0.5 and 1, in particular in a range of approximately 1.05, have proven to be expedient depending on the pairing of substances. In the outline illustrated here, the increase has a negative value.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0041] 10 First component portion, element [0042] 20 Second component portion [0043] 30 Connecting portion [0044] 31 Free portion, gap [0045] 32 Hole pattern, perforation [0046] 40 Insert element [0047] E1 Modulus of elasticity of the first substance [0048] E2 Modulus of elasticity of the second substance [0049] x Progression of the modulus of elasticity [0050] R Joining direction