Assembly joint by crimping sheet metal elements, automobile door comprising such a joint, and method of attachment by crimping of automobile sheet metal elements

摘要

Crimped joint between two sheet metal parts comprises an adhesive joint at the interface between the two parts and a seam formed by folding the edge of one part over the other part, where the fold and the adhesive joint define an internal cavity that is continuous over the length of the seam and is open to the air through vents. Independent claims are also included for: (1) automobile door comprising a crimped joint as above; (2) fixing one sheet metal part of an automobile to another sheet metal part of the same automobile through a crimped joint as above.