Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Friction stir weld tool and method
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Application No.: US15169808Application Date: 2016-06-01
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Publication No.: US10589375B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: Eric J. Boettcher , Alan P. Seid
- Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Main IPC: B23K20/12
- IPC: B23K20/12 ; B23K20/227 ; B23K20/233 ; B23K103/10 ; B23K103/20 ; B23K101/18 ; B23K103/04

Abstract:
A friction stir welding tool and method for forming a friction stir weld joint includes a rotatable body having a rotatable shoulder for maintaining surface contact and maintaining plunge depth and a rotatable pin extending from the rotatable shoulder. The rotatable pin is integrally formed with the rotatable shoulder. The tool further includes a stationary body annularly disposed around the rotatable body. The stationary body has a stationary shoulder annularly disposed around the rotatable shoulder for further maintaining surface contact and managing plunge depth.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160354860A1 FRICTION STIR WELD TOOL AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2016-12-08
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