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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aindrea McKelvey Campbell, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Garret Sankey Huff, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Amanda Kay Freis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/08 (2006.01); B21J 15/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/56 (2006.01); B29C 65/72 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/04 (2006.01); B21J 15/08 (2006.01); B21J 15/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/10 (2006.01); B29C 65/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/36 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B29K 63/00 (2006.01); B29K 77/00 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/086 (2013.01); B21J 15/025 (2013.01); B21J 15/08 (2013.01); B21J 15/147 (2013.01); B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/562 (2013.01); B29C 65/72 (2013.01); B29C 66/0242 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/21 (2013.01); B29C 66/41 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29C 66/742 (2013.01); B29C 66/7422 (2013.01); B29C 66/81431 (2013.01); B29C 66/8322 (2013.01); B29C 66/919 (2013.01); B29C 66/91945 (2013.01); B32B 38/0036 (2013.01); F16B 5/04 (2013.01); B29C 65/10 (2013.01); B29C 65/14 (2013.01); B29C 65/36 (2013.01); B29C 65/564 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/7212 (2013.01); B29C 66/7392 (2013.01); B29C 66/7394 (2013.01); B29C 66/73117 (2013.01); B29C 66/74283 (2013.01); B29C 66/81433 (2013.01); B29K 2063/00 (2013.01); B29K 2077/00 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B32B 2037/0092 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0096 (2013.01); B32B 2605/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for joining fiber composite materials using self-piercing rivets. The process includes contacting first and second panels. The second panel is a fiber composite material. The process further includes elevating a temperature of only a fastening portion of the second panel. The process also includes placing the first and second panels on a die and joining the first and second panels with one or more rivets while the fastening portion is at an elevated temperature.