Patent 7934635 was granted and assigned to Continental Automotive on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A body has at least one first metallic body part and one second metallic body part. The first body part is coated with a nickel-phosphor layer. The first and second body parts are assembled. The first and second body parts are heated such that a soldered connection is produced between the first and second body part as a result of the nickel-phosphor layer.