Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process for joining fiber composite materials using self-piercing rivets
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Application No.: US15658029Application Date: 2017-07-24
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Publication No.: US10704584B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Aindrea McKelvey Campbell , Garret Sankey Huff , Amanda Kay Freis
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent Vincent Mastrogiacomo
- Main IPC: F16B19/08
- IPC: F16B19/08 ; B21J15/02 ; B29C65/56 ; B29C65/72 ; B29C65/00 ; B32B38/00 ; F16B5/04 ; B21J15/08 ; B21J15/14 ; B29C65/02 ; B29C65/10 ; B29C65/14 ; B29C65/36 ; B32B37/00 ; B29K63/00 ; B29K77/00 ; B29K307/04 ; B29K309/08
Abstract:
A process for joining fiber composite materials using self-piercing rivets. The process includes contacting first and second panels. The second panel is a fiber composite material. The process further includes elevating a temperature of only a fastening portion of the second panel. The process also includes placing the first and second panels on a die and joining the first and second panels with one or more rivets while the fastening portion is at an elevated temperature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170321738A1 Process For Joining Fiber Composite Materials Using Self-Piercing Rivets Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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