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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/10 (2006.01); F16B 5/04 (2006.01); B29C 65/08 (2006.01); B29C 65/60 (2006.01); F16B 5/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/04 (2013.01); B23K 20/10 (2013.01); B23K 20/106 (2013.01); B29C 65/08 (2013.01); B29C 65/082 (2013.01); B29C 65/603 (2013.01); F16B 5/08 (2013.01); B29C 65/601 (2013.01); B29C 65/7847 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/21 (2013.01); B29C 66/41 (2013.01); B29C 66/474 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29C 66/81423 (2013.01); B29C 66/81431 (2013.01); B29C 66/8322 (2013.01); B29C 66/863 (2013.01); B29L 2031/737 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for plastic forming of a ball which forms a connecting element or part of a connecting element intended for connecting at least two components. At least some of the energy required for the plastic forming of the ball is introduced into the ball by way of ultrasound.