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Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 06, 2018
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Leyi Zhu, Novi, MI (US);

Michael W. Degner, Novi, MI (US);

Feng Liang, Troy, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/04 (2006.01); H02K 15/00 (2006.01); H02K 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/04 (2013.01); H02K 1/12 (2013.01); H02K 15/0006 (2013.01); B32B 2038/042 (2013.01); Y10T 29/5313 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method of forming an electric machine lamination includes punching a sheet having a first composition to form a cavity and a compressed region at a perimeter of the cavity. The method further includes depositing, within the cavity and on the compressed region, a deposit material having a second composition different than the first composition. The method further includes scanning a beam along the deposit material to form a bound material within the cavity and on the compressed region.


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