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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuhiro Maeda, Kobe, JP;
Toru Hashimura, Kobe, JP;
Kenichi Watanabe, Kobe, JP;
Junya Naitou, 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); B21D 39/04 (2006.01); B23P 11/00 (2006.01); F16B 4/00 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01); F16B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/206 (2013.01); B21D 39/04 (2013.01); B21D 39/046 (2013.01); B21D 39/06 (2013.01); B21D 41/026 (2013.01); B23P 11/005 (2013.01); F16B 4/004 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01); F16B 17/006 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4994 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49911 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49938 (2015.01);
Abstract
A joining method for members includes: providing a steel component 10 including insertion holes 14and 15, an aluminum pipe 20 having a hollow shape, and a support component 30; inserting the aluminum pipe 20 into the insertion holes 14and 15of the steel component 10; and enlarging the aluminum pipe 20 through deformation and joining the aluminum pipe 20 to the steel component 10 by press-fitting. The press-fit joining is performed while at least part of the support component 30 is disposed in a press-fitting region.