A METHOD FOR REPAIRING A COMPONENT MADE OF A PLASTIC MATERIAL

摘要

A method for repairing a component made of a plastic material, comprising steps of: arranging a first member (3) made of plastic and a second member (4) made of plastic near to one another; raising a temperature of a fixing element (2) to a value such that the fixing element (2) can penetrate both the first member (3) and the second member (4) by causing a local melting of the plastic material respectively of the first member (3) and the second member (4); causing the heated fixing element (2) to penetrate into the first member (3) and into the second member (4) such as to realise a fixing of the second member (4) to the first member (3); the method further comprising a step of weakening the fixing element (2) at least in a region (X) thereof, before causing the heated fixing element (2) to penetrate into the first member (3) and into the second member (4); the heated fixing element (2) is caused to penetrate into the first member (3) and the second member (4) in such a way that the weakened region (X) is internal of the first member (3) or the second member (4); the method comprising a further step of breaking the fixing element (2) at the weakened region (X).