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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joshua L. Solomon, Southfield, MI (US);
Hui-Ping Wang, Troy, MI (US);
William P. Payne, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/04 (2014.01); B23K 26/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/04 (2013.01); B23K 26/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of laser welding a first component to a second component includes moving at least one of a laser beam and the components via a controller along a weld path at least a portion of which is a spiral having a first order of continuity thereby welding the first component to the second component. In one embodiment, the spiral is an Archimedean spiral.