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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Eric J. Boettcher, Columbus, OH (US);
Alan P. Seid, Dublin, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 20/227 (2006.01); B23K 20/233 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01); B23K 103/20 (2006.01); B23K 101/18 (2006.01); B23K 103/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1255 (2013.01); B23K 20/227 (2013.01); B23K 20/2275 (2013.01); B23K 20/2336 (2013.01); B23K 2101/18 (2018.08); B23K 2103/04 (2018.08); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08); B23K 2103/20 (2018.08);
Abstract
A friction stir welding tool and method for forming a friction stir weld joint includes a rotatable body having a rotatable shoulder for maintaining surface contact and maintaining plunge depth and a rotatable pin extending from the rotatable shoulder. The rotatable pin is integrally formed with the rotatable shoulder. The tool further includes a stationary body annularly disposed around the rotatable body. The stationary body has a stationary shoulder annularly disposed around the rotatable shoulder for further maintaining surface contact and managing plunge depth.