REINFORCING COMPONENT AND METHOD AS WELL AS COMBING TOOL

摘要

The invention relates to a reinforcing component (2) for monitoring the functional capability of a structural adhesive layer (6) to be produced between said component and a further component (4). According to the invention a plurality of air ports and vacuum ports which pass through the reinforcing component (2) and the structural adhesive layer (6) as well as a sensor block (28) are provided in the region of the structural adhesive layer (6), and the air ports are joined to one another via at least one air channel (32) and the vacuum ports are joined to one another via at least one vacuum channel (34), wherein the channels (32, 34) extend in the sensor block (28) and at least one of the channels (32, 34) can be connected to an evaluation unit (38) in order to detect failure of the structural adhesive layer (6). As a result of the integral design of the sensor block (28) and the reinforcing component (2) this provides reliable monitoring which is robust in relation to environmental influences ("structural health monitoring", so-called SHM sensor system) of the functioning of the structural adhesive layer (6). The invention further relates to a method for creating a structural adhesive layer (6) between the reinforcing component (2) and the component (4) as well as a combing tool (60) which is used to carry out the method. The method enables cost-effective integration of a monitoring functionality in structural adhesive layers in time-critical industrial manufacturing processes, in particular of carbon fibre reinforced plastic components.