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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
May. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aindrea McKelvey Campbell, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Michael William Danyo, Trenton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/04 (2006.01); F16B 19/08 (2006.01); F16B 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/086 (2013.01); F16B 5/04 (2013.01); F16B 19/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Semi-tubular self-piercing rivets and solid rivets are provided with surface features such as recesses or lobes. The recesses or lobes engage the panels that are joined by the rivet to prevent rotation of one or both panels after rivet insertion. The recesses or lobes may be provided at the head end or tip end of the rivet or may be provided at both the head end and the tip end of the rivet.