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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ford-werke Gmbh, Cologne, DE;
Inventor:
Michael Waters, Leverkusen NRW, DE;
Assignee:
FORD-WERKE GmbH, Cologne, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 5/06 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01); B62D 65/06 (2006.01); B23K 3/08 (2006.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 5/061 (2013.01); B23K 3/087 (2013.01); B23K 37/0443 (2013.01); B62D 65/026 (2013.01); B62D 65/06 (2013.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08);
Abstract
A pressing device for pressing a first component, such as a roof panel, onto an additional component, such as one or more a vehicle side bodywork components or vehicle side bodywork supports. A hose is arranged in a housing and is filled with a fluid to selectively press the first component onto the additional component to facilitate a laser brazing operation by closing a gap between the first component and the additional component. A T-shaped pressure element is arranged in the housing and is moved relative to the housing by controlling the pressure of the fluid supplied to the hose.