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- Patent Title: Method and system for using an irreversible thermo-chromatic indicator for quality assurance of a part subjected to heat treating
- Patent Title (中): 使用不可逆热色指示器进行热处理的部件进行质量保证的方法和系统
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Application No.: US13928580Application Date: 2013-06-27
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Publication No.: US09567660B2Publication Date: 2017-02-14
- Inventor: Aindrea McKelvey Campbell , Amanda Kay Freis , Peter A. Friedman , Rosa Lynda Nuno , S. George Luckey, Jr.
- 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 Damian Porcari
- Main IPC: C21D1/68
- IPC: C21D1/68 ; C22F1/04 ; C21D11/00
Abstract:
A system and method of verifying that a part is heat treated to strengthen the part. The part is marked with a thermo-chromatic composition before heat treating. The part is then heat treated to strengthen the part and change the color of the thermo-chromatic composition to indicate successful completion of the heat treating process. A detector may act to prevent the inclusion of a non-heat treated part in an assembly by disabling an assembly tool. A controller may also provide data related to the completion of the heat treating process to be recorded in a database.
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