Method for manufacturing a component

Abstract

Method for manufacturing a component (1), comprising the steps: - Providing a first component (10) with at least one recess (15), in particular in the form of a through hole, in or on at least one first surface (11) of the first component (10), - Positioning a second component (20) in the area of ​​the recess (15) and - Pressing the first component (10) and the second component (20) together and thereby forming a material-locking, form-locking and / or force-locking connection between the first and the second component (10, 20) at least in the area of ​​the recess (15), wherein: - the positioning and the pressing are carried out functionally and especially in terms of equipment separately from each other, in a spatially and / or temporally separated form, - several recesses (15) are formed on or in the first surface (11) of the first component (10), - a corresponding plurality of second component components (20) are positioned in a respective recess (15) and pressed together with the second component component (10), each simultaneously, and - as a positioning tool (30) or as part thereof, an intermediate storage tray (67) adapted to the positions of the several recesses (15) of the first component (10) is used for the several second component components (20), which can be positioned appropriately in relation to the recesses (15) in particular via a motion device (32).

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a component, in particular in connection with weld points or weld point preparations to be formed on a sheet metal part by pressing on resistance elements.

[0002] When manufacturing and / or processing components by pressing together the first and second component parts, the components to be processed must first be prepared, positioned, and aligned relative to each other. The actual pressing process then takes place.

[0003] Traditionally, in such processes, second component parts to be pressed into first component parts are manually inserted and aligned, with corresponding disadvantages regarding the desired throughput in automated processing. On the other hand, punching heads or other feeding devices within a press tool require a comparatively large amount of space.

[0004] DE 199 41 938 A1 relates to a method and device for joining components. Components that abut each other, at least in the area of ​​the component sections to be joined, are connected by means of connecting bolts. These bolts are heated, inserted into superimposed holes in the component sections to be joined, and then pressed into place. A corresponding device comprises a holding section for securely receiving the aligned component sections to be joined, a feed section for feeding connecting bolts into the holding section, and a pressing device for compressing the heated connecting bolt located in the holding section. The feed section includes means for heating the connecting bolts, at least in sections.A heated connecting bolt is fed into the holding section through a bore that runs essentially concentrically to holes in the component sections to be joined, which are defined within the holding section. A press mold is formed within the holding section.

[0005] DE 690 06 088 T2 relates to a feeding device for a welding stud, in which the welding stud to be welded to a sheet metal is automatically fed to a welding section formed between electrodes of a welding machine.

[0006] JP S59-127 975 A discloses a welding machine that allows for easy workpiece positioning and precise screw installation by providing a workpiece positioning guide rod that can protrude from a screw hole and feeding the screw through a screw feed head. The workpiece positioning guide rod, which is vertically movable by means of a cylinder, protrudes from a bolt bore in the upper part of a fixed lower electrode of the welding machine to guide the positioning of a workpiece 12. A bolt feed head, positioned obliquely above the fixed lower electrode, is attached to the cylinder rod of the cylinder body to allow reciprocating movement between the end of the bolt feed guide and the fixed lower electrode.A stud is picked up by a stud receiver, which is opened and closed by the compressed air supply from the stud feed head at the end of the stud feed guide. The stud is inserted through the positioned workpiece into the stud bore. Then, a movable upper electrode is lowered, and the stud welding is performed.

[0007] DE 20 2008 014 886 U1 discloses an end effector for joining fasteners, in particular rivets, wherein the end effector has a frame with a processing device and a setting device for fasteners, characterized in that the setting device is designed to be adaptable to different types of fasteners and is arranged interchangeably on the frame.

[0008] DE 101 64 418 A1 relates to a device for attaching functional parts to a component made of flat material, preferably sheet metal, by insertion and pressing. The device has several punch heads and corresponding counter surfaces. When a functional part is inserted, the component is positioned between a punch head and the associated counter surface. The punch heads are provided on a first tool part. The counter surfaces are formed by counter bearings located on the upper side of a second, plate-shaped tool part. The tool parts are movable relative to each other for opening and closing the tool or device. Centering, guiding, and locking means are provided directly between the tool parts, by which the tool parts are centered and locked against each other, at least when the tool is closed.Each die-cutting head is equipped with an individual drive.

[0009] DE 10 2010 047 637 A1 discloses a functional element made of metal with a flange of larger diameter forming a mounting surface and a cylindrical section arranged within the mounting surface and extending away from the flange, characterized in that an adhesive is arranged around the cylindrical section and adjacent to the mounting surface.

[0010] The invention is based on the objective of providing a method for manufacturing a component in which a high production throughput can be achieved with particularly simple and / or space-saving means, even with appropriate modification of existing systems or processes.

[0011] The problem underlying the invention is solved according to the invention in a method for manufacturing a component by the features of independent claim 1. Advantageous further developments are the subject of the respective dependent claims.

[0012] According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a component is provided, comprising the steps of providing a first component with at least one recess, in particular a through-hole, in or on at least one first surface of the first component, positioning a second component in the area of ​​the recess, and pressing the first and second components together, thereby forming a material-locking, form-locking, and / or force-locking connection between the first and second components, at least in the area of ​​the recess. According to the invention, the positioning and pressing are carried out functionally and, in particular, apparatus-wise separately from one another, in a spatially and / or temporally separated manner. Several recesses are formed on or in the first surface of the first component.A corresponding plurality of second component parts are positioned in a respective recess and simultaneously pressed together with the first component part. A positioning tool, or part thereof, is a temporary storage tray for the second component parts, adapted to one or more positions of the multiple recesses of the first component part. This tray can be positioned appropriately relative to the recesses, particularly via a movement device.

[0013] A key aspect of the present invention is therefore the spatial and / or temporal separation of the different processes required during manufacturing: positioning the components to be pressed together relative to each other and the actual pressing process. These measures allow for increased automation and, in particular, a greater overall throughput of the manufacturing process. Additionally, the space required in the pressing tool and / or at the joining point for feeding and pressing can be reduced. Furthermore, no significant modifications to existing pressing methods and devices are necessary to achieve the advantages attainable according to the invention.

[0014] The preceding and following terms refer to a recess in the first component, which can be understood as a through hole from a front to a back side of the first component. The recess may be faceted and / or have a debossed edge, particularly to create an undercut when pressed in.

[0015] In a specific embodiment of the inventive method for manufacturing a component, a positioning tool is advantageously used for positioning, and a pressing device, and in particular a pressing tool and / or a C-frame, is used for pressing, wherein the positioning tool and the pressing tool, or parts thereof, are spatially and / or functionally separated from one another and / or are used separately. In this embodiment of the inventive method, mutual interference between the tools or tool parts required for the individual process steps is avoided due to the spatial and / or functional separation.

[0016] It is particularly advantageous if the positioning takes place at a positioning point or position of the first component and the pressing takes place at a pressing point or pressing position of the first component, and if the positioning point and the pressing point of the first component are spatially separated from each other and / or are approached or occupied separately by any tools or parts thereof used.

[0017] In principle, all devices can be used as tools for positioning and / or pressing that allow the functional and, in particular, apparatus-related spatial and / or temporal separation of the processes to be carried out, as required by the invention.

[0018] For example, a press can be used as a pressing tool, with a lower tool part as a support for the first component part and with an upper tool part that can be removed from the lower tool part.

[0019] Additionally, it is conceivable that a positioning point and a pressing point of the first component are located in the area of ​​the lower part of the tool.

[0020] For positioning, a positioning device or part thereof can be moved to the positioning point when the upper part of the tool is in a state removed from the lower part of the tool, and removed from the positioning point and / or from the area of ​​the lower part of the tool before the upper part of the tool leaves the state removed from the lower part of the tool.

[0021] Furthermore, it is additionally or alternatively conceivable to use a robot arm device that can be positioned controllably at one or more positions of recesses of the first component, especially in connection with an intermediate storage area for one or more second component components.

[0022] The process of feeding second component parts to the positioning process, and in particular to a positioning tool used in each case - which can also be referred to as feeding - also offers various advantageous design forms.

[0023] According to a further development of the inventive method, a singulation device is used to feed the positioning and in particular the positioning tool with second component components, in particular in the form of a bulk material singulator, feeder pot or vibrating pot, preferably in combination with a baffle, a multiple diverter and a receiver with intermediate storage.

[0024] Alternatively or additionally, it is conceivable to use a magazine for feeding, in particular in the form of a drum or revolver magazine, a cartridge magazine, and / or a corresponding magazine storage.

[0025] Furthermore, it is alternatively or additionally possible to use a process and / or a device for producing and / or processing - in particular by labeling, coating, profiling - second component parts, especially made from bar material, for the purpose of food preparation.

[0026] The pressing process also offers various advantageous further training opportunities, both in terms of process engineering and equipment.

[0027] In another embodiment of the method according to the invention, it is advantageously possible to use a device with a C-frame arrangement for pressing and, in particular, as a pressing tool and / or for feeding the positioning and, in particular, the positioning tool with second component components.

[0028] A particularly compact form of the manufacturing process according to the invention, with a compact design of the underlying device, is achieved when, according to another alternative or additional embodiment of the process, the feeding of the positioning mechanism, and in particular the positioning tool, with second component components, and especially the positioning tool itself, are driven by a drive for the pressing mechanism, and in particular the pressing tool. In this way, the equipment and process engineering effort are reduced.

[0029] Although the underlying first component components can be provided with already formed recesses, alternatively, in the inventive method for manufacturing a component, it is possible to include in the step of providing the first component a process of forming one or more recesses at least in or on the first surface of the first component components.

[0030] Furthermore, alternatively or additionally, in another further development of the inventive method, it is conceivable to press one or more resistance elements, in particular in the form of slugs, as second component components onto or into a sheet as the first component component for the subsequent formation of weld points.

[0031] A device for manufacturing a component is in particular designed to carry out the method according to the invention, especially in connection with a correspondingly designed control unit, and / or to be used in such a method according to the invention.

[0032] Such a device for manufacturing a component is designed with a unit for providing a first component with a recess in or on a first surface of the first component, with a unit for positioning a second component in the area of ​​the recess, and with a unit for pressing the first component and the second component together and thereby forming a material-locking, form-locking and / or force-locking connection between the first and the second component, at least in the area of ​​the recess.

[0033] Furthermore, such a device is designed in such a way that the positioning and the pressing can be carried out functionally and, in particular, in terms of equipment, spatially and / or temporally separately from each other. Brief description of the characters

[0034] Further details, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and the figures. Fig. Figures 1 to 8 show, in schematic and cutaway side view, various intermediate states that are achieved in one embodiment of the inventive method for manufacturing a component. Fig. 9 and Fig. Figure 10 shows in perspective side views an intermediate state for an embodiment of the method according to the invention, in which one or more first component components are arranged in a tool lower part of a press tool together with second component components. Fig. Figure 11 shows an embodiment of a feeding device in a perspective side view. Fig. 12A, Fig. Figure 12B shows, in a partially cut side view or in a perspective exploded view, a magazine for receiving and releasing two component parts in the form of a revolver or drum magazine. Fig. Figure 13 shows a perspective side view of an embodiment of a device for manufacturing a component. Fig. 14, Fig. Figure 15 shows combined positioning and pressing tools in a C-frame arrangement in perspective side view. Fig. Figures 16 to 20 show different views of embodiments of the device using different magazines for receiving and providing second component parts. Fig. Figures 21 to 36 show in a cutaway side view another device in connection with various intermediate states that are achieved in the realization of an embodiment of the method according to the invention.

[0035] The following are, with reference to the Fig. Sections 1 to 36 describe exemplary embodiments and the technical background of the invention in detail. Identical and equivalent elements and components, as well as those acting in the same or equivalent way, are designated by the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of the designated elements and components are not provided in every instance where they occur.

[0036] The features and other properties shown can be isolated from one another and combined in any way without leaving the core of the invention.

[0037] The Fig. Figures 1 to 8 show in schematic and cutaway side view various intermediate states that are achieved in an embodiment of the inventive method for producing a component 10, using an embodiment of a device 100 for producing a component 10.

[0038] Fig. Figure 1 shows the initial state in which a first component 10 is provided with a base body 13 having a first surface or top side 11 and a second surface or bottom side 12.

[0039] In the transition to the in Fig. In the intermediate state shown in Figure 2, a recess 15 is formed in the base body 13 of the first component 10. In the illustration according to Fig. 2. The recess 15 extends as a through-hole from the top 11 to the bottom 12. However, such a structure is not mandatory. Rather, the recess 15 can also be designed as a true recess in the top 11 or in the bottom 12, i.e., not completely penetrating the base body 13.

[0040] As already mentioned, the recess 15 of the first component 10 can be faceted and / or have an embossed edge, in particular to form an undercut in the pressed-in state.

[0041] In the transition to the intermediate state according to Fig. 3. A second component 20, comprising a base body 23, a top surface 21, a bottom surface 22, and a cylindrical surface, is then positioned in the area of ​​the recess 15 of the first component 10 using a conveying and positioning tool 30. The second component 20 can, for example, be designed in the form of a sheet metal slug coated all around.

[0042] In the transition to the in Fig. In the intermediate state shown in Figure 4, the second component 20 is then inserted, positioned and / or fitted directly into the recess or in the area of ​​the recess 15.

[0043] In the Fig. In the intermediate state shown in Figure 5, after fitting the second component 20 into the recess 15 of the first component 10, the conveying and positioning tool 30 has been removed from the area of ​​the recess 15 of the first component 10 and is thus available to the press tool 40, which is in the transition to the Fig. The intermediate state shown in section 6 is moved into the area of ​​the recess 15 and the second component 20 positioned there, not in the way.

[0044] Fig. Figure 6 shows that the second component 20 is clamped or is clamped in the area of ​​the recess 15 of the first component 10 virtually between a lower tool part 41, which can serve as a support, and an upper tool part 42, which can serve as the actual pressing part.

[0045] If the tool base 41 is to be used as a support for the second component 20, the tool base 41 must already be in the transition to the part in Fig. 4 intermediate state shown, i.e., when the second component 20 is supplied, must be present, e.g., in the Fig. 6 arrangement shown, so that the second component 20 - possibly under the influence of gravity - can be positioned and placed on the top of the lower part of the tool 41 in the recess 15.

[0046] Indicated by the in Fig. 6 in the lower tool part to the upper tool part 41 or 42 indicated by the arrows, is then used in the transition to the part shown in Fig. In the intermediate state shown in Figure 7, the second component 20 is pressed into the recess 15 of the first component 10 by applying force through compression using the lower part of the tool 41 and the upper part of the tool 42, thereby creating the actual component 1.

[0047] Alternatively, an additional device for holding the second component 20 in the recess 15 can be used. This function can also be performed by the upper part of the tool 42.

[0048] Fig. Figure 8 then shows the final state of component 1 with the deformed and compressed shape 23' of the base body 23 of the second component components 20 in the recess 15 of the first component component 10.

[0049] Fig. 9 and Fig. Figure 10 shows in perspective side views an intermediate state for an embodiment of the method according to the invention, in which one or more first component components 10 are arranged in a tool lower part 41 of a press tool 40 together with second component components 20 in recesses 15 of the first component components 10.

[0050] In these arrangements, the respective upper tool parts 42 of the underlying press tool 40 are in a state removed from the lower tool part 41, thus releasing the respective first component components 10 and the areas of the recesses 15 for fitting with second component components 20.

[0051] Fig. Figure 11 shows a perspective side view of an embodiment of a feeding device 30. In this embodiment, the feeding device consists of Fig. 11 from a so-called vibratory spiral conveyor 60 with the actual vibratory spiral 61, a baffle 62 for singulation, a multiple diverter 63 for distribution into a hose system 64 with individual hoses 65, which lead into a receiver 66 to place supplied second component components 20 in an intermediate storage area 67, which may be adapted to relative positions and / or orientations of recesses 15 in a corresponding first component component 10.

[0052] As an alternative to a bulk material feeding process with component singulation, the second component components 20 can also be provided by means of a magazine 50.

[0053] Fig. 12A, Fig. Figure 12B shows, in a partially cut-away side view or in a perspective exploded view, a magazine 50 for receiving and releasing two component parts 20 in the form of a revolver or drum magazine 51.

[0054] Fig. Figure 13 shows another embodiment of a device for manufacturing a component 1 using a robot arm assembly 31 in combination with a vibratory bowl feeder 60, as described in connection with Fig. 11 was described. The lower tool part 41 of the press tool 40 is shown again, with the upper tool part 42 being in a state removed from the lower tool part 41, so that the robot arm device 31 has free access to recesses 15 of the first component parts 10 and their areas for loading the recesses 15 with second component parts 20, which are supplied downstream of the intermediate storage 67 from the receiver 66 by the vibratory bowl feeder 60.

[0055] In Fig. 13. Any other conveyor can also be used as an alternative to the vibratory bowl conveyor 60 for providing and / or singulating second component components 20.

[0056] The Fig. 14 and Fig. Figure 15 shows combined positioning and pressing tools 30, 40 in perspective side view, each arranged in a C-frame configuration 70. These are devices that, while combining the functions of a conveying and positioning tool 30 and a pressing tool 40, the individual functionalities are nevertheless spatially and temporally separated. The use of a C-frame configuration 70 enables a particularly compact design and a high processing speed.

[0057] The Fig. Figures 16 to 20 show different views of embodiments of device 100 using different magazines 50 for receiving and providing second component parts 20. The different magazines 50 can also be combined into higher-level magazine storage units 59.

[0058] The Fig. 19A and Fig. Figure 19B shows various embodiments of magazines 50, namely in the form of drum or revolver magazines 51 and in the form of cartridge magazines 52.

[0059] The Fig. Figures 21 to 36 show in a cutaway side view another embodiment of a device 10 for manufacturing a component 1 in connection with various intermediate states that are achieved in the realization of an embodiment of the method according to the invention.

[0060] The starting point is the one in Fig. 21 intermediate state shown, in which a first component 10 with a base body 13 and a recess 15 provided therein is provided on the top side 11.

[0061] Furthermore, a conveying and positioning tool 30 provides second component components 20 via a magazine 50. The conveying and positioning tool 30 has a so-called conveying slide 35, which is constructed in multiple parts, for conveying the second component components 20 and a control slide 36 for controlling the conveying slide 35.

[0062] About the in the Fig. The various positions of the control slide 36 shown in figures 21 to 36 mechanically control the positions of the individual components of the conveying slide 35 and, in particular, the receiving openings for receiving and releasing the second component components 20, so that, especially in the section shown in Fig. In the intermediate state shown in Figure 29, a single second component 20 is released in the area of ​​the recess 15 on the top surface 11 of the first component 10.

[0063] In the sequence of intermediate states according to the Fig. 33 to 36 then, under the imposition of force and pressure by the upper part 42 of the press tool 40, the second component 20 is pressed together in the area of ​​the recess 15 with the first component 10, for example to create a weld point in a sheet metal component, whereby the second component acts as a resistance element for the welding process.

[0064] These and other features and properties of the present invention are further explained in the following sections: The present invention relates in particular to a feeding device for resistance elements and a method for feeding resistance elements as a second component 20 to a first component 10.

[0065] In processes for manufacturing a component composite - for example, a component 1 from a first component 10 and a second component 20 - especially by indirect joining, so-called resistance elements or lumps can also be used as the second component 20.

[0066] The feeding of these slugs or WES (resistance elements) into the press tool 40 is currently done manually. The use of punching heads and / or feed pots or vibrating pots for singulating bulk material and accumulation conveying is not possible here, particularly due to the increased construction volume.

[0067] Manual feeding of the second component 20 is not suitable for mass production and in particular prevents sufficient automation.

[0068] Known devices for supplying the second component components 20 do not offer a technique to press these elements (WES) 20 flush on both sides, taking into account the required pull-out forces.

[0069] In particular, punch heads require a large amount of space in the press tool 40 and possibly also in or outside the press 40 (feeding device) and can only be used to a limited extent and with comparatively high effort.

[0070] Furthermore, due to the size of the punch heads, only a relatively large distance between the elements to be inserted (WES) 20 can be represented.

[0071] A key aspect of the present invention is the functional and / or apparatus-related separation of feeding and pressing, in spatial and / or temporal terms.

[0072] In contrast, previously used die heads combine the functions of feeding and pressing in at a single location.

[0073] According to the invention, the WES can be placed and / or deposited as second component components 20 at the corresponding locations 15 on or in the first component components 10 and / or in the press tool 40 by means of a separate feed 30, for example with the press tool 40 open.

[0074] After the second component 20 has been deposited, the separate feeder 30 moves out of the press tool 40 again, at least partially and in particular out of the actual embossing area of ​​the press tool 40, i.e. for example out of the area of ​​the recess 15 in the first component 10. This releases the functional space in the press tool 40 again.

[0075] Following this, the pressing tool 40 closes and presses the WES or slugs as second component components 20 into the first component component 10 in order to produce the component 1 according to the invention.

[0076] The pressing process can also be carried out using conventional tool components, for example with embossing jaws at the top and bottom.

[0077] A mobile feeder 30 - that is, with a movable conveying and positioning tool 30 - is conceivable.

[0078] Multiple feeds with a device 30 and / or in a single cycle are also conceivable.

[0079] According to the invention, the space requirement at the destination for the supply of the WES or slugs as the second component component 20, i.e. in particular in the area of ​​the respective recess 15 in the first component component 10, is no longer required.

[0080] Further processing of a second component 20, for example in the sense of labeling, coating or profiling, within a baffle 62 during feeding through the conveying and positioning tool 30 is conceivable.

[0081] It is also possible to generate the WES - e.g. from bar stock - directly using the conveying and positioning tool 30.

[0082] The invention offers, among other things, the following advantages: - No additional space is required in the press tool 40, at least at the positions for the second component components 20 or WES, since the feed 30 takes place spatially and / or temporally separately from the pressing. - A small distance between the individual second component components 20 or WES can be achieved. - Multiple feeding with a single separator is possible, for example via a multiple diverter, in particular a five-way diverter. - Reservoir pumping is also possible. - It is also conceivable to directly produce and / or coat the second component components 20 or WES before or during feeding. - It is possible to incorporate additional parts or components into the component 1 to be produced using the second component component 20 WES. Examples include functional elements, sleeves for electrochemical separation, or similar items. - This results in a high degree of freedom for feeding, e.g. by insertion using robot tooling. - No hoses are needed to run from the tool into the press environment.

[0083] As in connection with Fig. As shown in Figure 9, for example, five lumps as second component components 20 must be transported and placed at the corresponding locations in the first component component 10 and thus, for example, in the press tool 40.

[0084] According to Fig. 10. The singulation and provision of the slugs as second component parts 20 within the press tool 40 take place using a suitable vibratory bowl feeder 60. The feed 30, which frees up the space in the active area of ​​the press tool 40 after the slugs 20 have been deposited, is realized by a suitable motion device 32 for the intermediate storage 67 of the vibratory bowl feeder 60, e.g. by means of a linear axis.

[0085] According to the representation from Fig. 11 The division by singulation into a number of n positions can be carried out, for example, within the press tool 40 or the first component components 10, by means of a multiple diverter 63.

[0086] The division of the second component components 20 by singulation into a number of n positions can take place in or in front of the press tool 40 and / or the first component components 10 on the basis of a drum or revolver magazine 51 and / or with the operating principle of a so-called "Gatling Gun".

[0087] Alternatively, a conveying and / or positioning tool 30 can also be designed outside the actual pressing tool 40, as is the case, for example, in connection with Fig. 13 is shown.

[0088] The press tool 40 is designed without any feeding element. The singulation and provision of the second component parts 20 or slugs take place outside the press tool 40. The actual feeding of the second component parts 20 or slugs then takes place, for example, using the same device that is used for component transport, i.e., in the same process step. This can be achieved using industrial robots, swing-arm robots, transfer rails, collaborative robots, cable pull systems, and the like.

[0089] In an alternative embodiment with an internal variant of the press tool 40, the process and / or the device for feeding the second component components 20 are mechanically driven by the drive of the press tool 40 or by the press tool 40 itself. Singulation is not mandatory; in this case, the material is not necessarily bulk, and a magazine solution can be used.

[0090] The respective magazines can have a spatially fixed position 50 in relation to the pressing tool 40.

[0091] The drive of the conveying and positioning tool 30 can be internal to the tool, i.e., inside the press tool 40, for example by drivers or slides 36 in the upper part 42 of the press tool 40, as is the case in connection with the Fig. 10 and Fig. 18 is shown.

[0092] The magazines 50 used each release only a single second component 20 or a single slug. The slug feed from the magazine 50 into the first component 10 is effected, for example, by means of a mechanical device, which, particularly with regard to the press tool 40, can be driven internally, for example, analogous to the slide 36. Reference symbol list: 1 component 10 first component 11 first surface, top 12 second surface, underside 13 basic shapes 15 Exclusion 20 second component 21 first surface, top 22 second surface, underside 23 Basic shapes 30 Conveying and positioning tools 31 Robot arm assembly 32 Movement device 35 Conveyor slides 36 control valves 40 Press tools 41 Tool base, support 42 Tool top 50 Magazine 51 revolver magazine, drum magazine 52-round magazine 59 magazine storage 60 vibratory bowl feeders 61 vibrating coil 62 harassment 63 Multiple turnouts 64 hose system 65 hose 66 recipients 67 Clipboard 70 C-bracket arrangement 100 Device for component manufacturing

Claims

[1] Method for manufacturing a component (1), comprising the steps: - Providing a first component (10) with at least one recess (15), in particular in the form of a through hole, in or on at least one first surface (11) of the first component (10), - Positioning a second component (20) in the area of ​​the recess (15) and - Pressing the first component (10) and the second component (20) together and thereby forming a material-locking, form-locking and / or force-locking connection between the first and the second component (10, 20) at least in the area of ​​the recess (15), wherein: - the positioning and the pressing are carried out functionally and especially in terms of equipment separately from each other, in a spatially and / or temporally separated form, - several recesses (15) are formed on or in the first surface (11) of the first component (10), - a corresponding plurality of second component components (20) are positioned in a respective recess (15) and pressed together with the second component component (10), each simultaneously, and - as a positioning tool (30) or as part thereof, an intermediate storage tray (67) adapted to the positions of the several recesses (15) of the first component (10) is used for the several second component components (20), which can be positioned appropriately in relation to the recesses (15) in particular via a motion device (32). [2] The method of claim 1, wherein: - a positioning tool (30) is used for positioning and a pressing device and in particular a pressing tool (40) and / or a C-frame device is used for pressing and - the positioning tool (30) and the pressing tool (40) or parts thereof are designed and / or used in a spatially and / or functionally separate manner. [3] A method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein: - positioning at a positioning point of the first component (10) and pressing at a pressing point of the first component (10) take place and - the positioning point and the crimping point of the first component (10) - are spatially separated from each other and / or - are started or taken separately from any tools (30, 40) or parts thereof that may be used. [4] A method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein: - a press with a lower tool part (41) as a support for the first component part (10) and with a upper tool part (42) that can be removed from the lower tool part (41) is used as a press tool (40), - a positioning point and a pressing point of the first component (10) are located in the area of ​​the tool lower part (41) and - for positioning, a positioning device (30) or a part thereof is moved to the positioning point when the upper part of the tool (42) is in a state away from the lower part of the tool (41), and is moved from the positioning point and / or from the area of ​​the lower part of the tool (41) before the upper part of the tool (42) leaves the state away from the lower part of the tool (41). [5] Method according to one of the preceding claims, in which a robot arm device (31) which can be positioned controllably at several positions of recesses (15) of the first component (10) is used as a positioning tool (30) or as part thereof, in particular in connection with the intermediate storage (67) for correspondingly several second component components (20). [6] Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein for feeding the positioning and in particular the positioning tool (30) with second component components (20) - a singulation device, in particular in the form of a bulk material singulator, conveying pot or vibrating pot, preferably in combination with a baffle (62), a multiple diverter (63) and a receiver (66) with intermediate storage (67), - a magazine (50), in particular in the form of a drum or revolver magazine (51), a cartridge magazine (52), and / or a corresponding magazine chamber (59), and / or - a process and / or a device for producing and / or processing - in particular by labeling, coating, profiling - second component components (20), in particular from a bar material, are used. [7] Method according to one of the preceding claims, in which a device with a C-frame arrangement (70) is used for pressing and in particular as a pressing tool (40) and / or for feeding the positioning and in particular the positioning tool (30) with second component components (20). [8] Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the feeding of the positioning and in particular the positioning tool (30) with second component components (20) and in particular the positioning tool (30) as such is driven by a drive for the pressing and in particular the pressing tool (40). [9] Method according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the step of providing the first component (10) includes a process of forming the recess (15) at least in or on the first surface (11). [10] Method according to one of the preceding claims, in which one or more resistance elements, in particular in the form of slugs, are pressed onto or into a sheet as a first component component (10) for the subsequent formation of weld points as second component components (20).

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