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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Hossein J Sadri, Novi, MI (US);
Steve Juszczyk, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed toward a method for measuring a seal gap between a closing member and a fixed member. The method includes applying a liquid agent having transferable properties along one or more regions of a stamping member to form one or more base marks. The stamping member is one of the closing member or the fixed member. The method further includes engaging the closing member with the fixed member, disengaging the closing member from the fixed member, and assessing a seal gap between the closing member and the fixed member based on one or more remnant patterns formed on an imprinted member. The imprinted member is the other one of the closing member and the fixed member, and the remnant patterns are formed by the transfer of the liquid agent from the base marks.