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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Timothy A. Abke, Zanefield, OH (US);
Duane Trent Detwiler, Powell, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/06 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 25/06 (2013.01); B62D 29/007 (2013.01); B62D 29/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle frame construction or frame assembly and method for assembling a multi-material vehicle frame includes a first frame member formed of a first metal material and a second frame member formed of a second metal material that is dissimilar to the first metal material. The second frame member is joined to the first frame member via vaporizing foil actuator welding (VFAW).