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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Inventors:
David Rosal, West Bountiful, UT (US);
Scott Packer, Highland, UT (US);
Rodney Dale Fleck, Draper, UT (US);
Russell J. Steel, Draper, UT (US);
Assignee:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1255 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a friction stir processing tip is provided for a friction stir processing device. The friction stir processing tip includes a body having a central longitudinal axis, a friction stir processing portion of the body, and a connecting portion of the body configured to connect to a tip holder of the friction stir processing device. The connecting portion includes splines configured to receive a torque from the tip holder for rotating the body about the central longitudinal axis.