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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Gilloon, Birmingham, MI (US);
Arnon Wexler, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/322 (2014.01); B23K 26/244 (2014.01); B23K 26/60 (2014.01); B23K 101/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/322 (2013.01); B23K 26/244 (2015.10); B23K 26/60 (2015.10); B23K 2101/34 (2018.08);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for welding a first part and second part together. A spacer bead is first formed on the first part by directing a laser beam on one side of the first part. The second part is then assembled to the one side of the first part. The second part is then welded to the first part by directing a second laser beam in a partially circular pattern adjacent the spacer bead. An end portion of the weld terminates radially inside the partially circular pattern.