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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
David Alan Stephenson, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 41/12 (2006.01); B23C 3/34 (2006.01); B23C 5/18 (2006.01); C23C 4/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 41/12 (2013.01); B23C 3/34 (2013.01); B23C 5/18 (2013.01); B23B 2220/123 (2013.01); B23B 2220/44 (2013.01); B23C 2215/242 (2013.01); B23C 2222/04 (2013.01); B23C 2222/52 (2013.01); C23C 4/02 (2013.01); Y10T 407/1914 (2015.01); Y10T 407/23 (2015.01); Y10T 408/375 (2015.01); Y10T 409/307616 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method includes positioning a cylindrical tool having one or more rows of blades within a cylindrical bore having a surface, forming annular grooves and peaks into the surface with the grooving blades when the swaging blades are in the retracted position, and translating the swaging blades from the retracted position to the extended position to deform the peaks. The one or more rows of blades includes fixed grooving blades and translatable swaging blades having retracted and extended positions.