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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Inventors:
Scott M. Packer, Alpine, UT (US);
Rodney Dale Fleck, Draper, UT (US);
Russell J. Steel, Salem, UT (US);
Assignee:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1255 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool includes a friction stir welding (FSW) tool, a first body, a second body, and a plurality of biasing elements. The FSW tool has a rotational axis. The first body is rotationally fixed relative to the FSW tool and the second body is rotational fixed relative to the FSW tool. The plurality of biasing elements is positioned longitudinally between at least a portion of the first body and at least a portion of the second body.