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Patent No.:

US 11499581 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2018

Surface features for locating net substrate buttons to enable self-piercing riveting (spr) on brittle and low toughness materials

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Andrey Ilinich, Novi, MI (US);

Amanda Freis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Garret Huff, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Burris Law, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Daniel J Wiley

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/08 (2019.01); F16B 5/04 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 15/20 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01); F16B 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/04 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 7/08 (2013.01); B32B 15/08 (2013.01); B32B 15/20 (2013.01); B32B 2605/08 (2013.01); F16B 19/086 (2013.01);
Abstract

A dimpled substrate for use in an assembly having joined substrates is provided that defines at least one preformed interior cavity, at least one preformed exterior profile adjacent the interior cavity and defining a wall therebetween, and at least one locating feature configured to identify a location of the at least one preformed exterior profile. In one form, the locating feature is disposed in the preformed exterior profile or adjacent to the preformed exterior profile. Alternatively, the locating feature is a notch formed into the dimpled substrate away from the preformed exterior profile.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Ilinich, Andrey. (2022). Surface features for locating net substrate buttons to enable self-piercing riveting (spr) on brittle and low toughness materials (U.S. Patent No. 11499581). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11499581

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