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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2018
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert N. Saje, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Paul J. Wolcott, Macomb, MI (US);
Keith J. Saari, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 19/04 (2006.01); B22D 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 19/04 (2013.01); B22D 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a structural support member, the method includes providing a donor casting, separating the donor casting into at least a first segment and a second segment, providing a mold, disposing the first and second segments into the mold, pouring a liquid metal alloy into the mold. recovering and cleaning a solidified structural support member from the mold, and performing an operation for achieving a mechanical lock feature between the first and second segments and the solidified metal alloy.