Assembly comprised of joined conductive components having cataphoretic paint layer and process for manufacture thereof

摘要

In the manufacture of automobile body parts the application of anti-corrosion base coating by means of cataphoretic painting (KTL) is well known. However a gap occurs in particular in the contact areas of the components joined to each other, into which the cataphoretic paint can penetrate only incompletely or possibly not at all. Thus, this type of gap is conventionally sealed following cataphoretic painting, in order to ensure corrosion protection for the entire assembly. The present invention makes it possible to dispense with the sealing in the production of an assembly of joined conductive components and nevertheless to ensure a sufficient corrosion protection. This is achieved by introducing topographic changes in the components projecting from their surface in the known contact areas and then joining these components such that they are spaced apart by the projecting topographic changes in such a manner that during cataphoretic painting the paint wets the entire surface of the assembly.