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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
May. 02, 2016
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Huaxin Li, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Scott William Heitzenrater, Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/068 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 20/227 (2006.01); B23K 20/22 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); B23K 103/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/068 (2013.01); B23K 20/12 (2013.01); B23K 20/129 (2013.01); B23K 20/2275 (2013.01); B23K 2101/008 (2018.08); B23K 2103/20 (2018.08); Y10T 403/478 (2015.01);
Abstract
A weld includes a first component and a second component. The first component includes a fay surface with one or more grooves. The second component includes a surface that is configured to mate with the fay surface of the first component. The fay surface of the first component and the surface of the second component form a friction weld when the two surfaces are mated together and relative motion between the first component and the second component generates heat through mechanical friction between the two components.