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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ferat Oezkan, Übach-Palenberg, DE;
Julius Maximilian Engelke, Aachen, DE;
Francesco Italiano, Kelmis, BE;
Mohamed Youssef, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 20/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/129 (2013.01); B23K 20/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastening element for friction welding onto a planar workpiece includes a nut head, a through-bore extending at least locally within the nut head, a friction welding face on one end side of the nut head, and a cutting device for introducing a drilled hole into the workpiece on the one end side of the nut head having the friction welding face.