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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2017
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Hugh Skelton, Perryville, KY (US);
Wei Yuan, Novi, MI (US);
HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC., Harrodsburg, KY (US);
Abstract
Some examples include welding a first workpiece to a second workpiece. For instance, the first workpiece may be secured adjacent to the second workpiece. At least one of the first workpiece or the second workpiece includes a channel or a portion of a channel in a respective surface such that a complete channel is presented when the first workpiece and the second workpiece are secured adjacent to each other. A rotating tip of a welding tool is inserted into the complete channel for welding the first workpiece to the second workpiece. A surface burr resulting from the welding is located within the complete channel.