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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Frank J. Bishop, Wales, MI (US);
Stephen Kernosky, Livonia, MI (US);
James Engle, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/033 (2011.01); G01B 11/12 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 26/033 (2013.01); G01B 11/12 (2013.01); B21D 53/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of orienting a weld seam in an aluminum vehicle body tube is provided. The method may include measuring a periphery of a first end of the tube to locate a position of a pip disposed on a wall of the first end of the tube and rotating the tube so that the weld seam is positioned in a predetermined location suitable for tube forming.