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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/30 (2006.01); F16B 5/04 (2006.01); B32B 7/08 (2019.01); 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 method includes identifying a location of a locating feature disposed on an exterior profile of a lower substrate, the locating feature configured to identify a specified location of the exterior profile, positioning a self-piercing rivet along an upper substrate according to the identified location of the locating feature, and installing the self-piercing rivet through the upper substrate and into the lower substrate.