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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Toru Hashimura, Kobe, JP;
Kenichi Watanabe, Kobe, JP;
Junya Naitou, Kobe, JP;
Yasuhiro Maeda, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/20 (2006.01); B21D 39/06 (2006.01); B21D 41/02 (2006.01); F16B 4/00 (2006.01); F16B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/206 (2013.01); B21D 39/06 (2013.01); B21D 41/028 (2013.01); F16B 4/004 (2013.01); F16B 17/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
The joining method for members according to the present invention includes: providing an aluminum component including an insertion hole provided with a rib in at least part of an edge part, and a hollow steel pipe; inserting the steel pipe into the insertion hole of the aluminum component; and expanding and deforming the steel pipe to join the steel pipe to the aluminum component by press-fitting.