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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Anthony Wagner, Northville, MI (US);
Jeffrey Michael Hatt, Livonia, MI (US);
Gerald J. Heath, Allen Park, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An inner mandrel for forming a variable taper component includes a master insert and a plurality of interlocking pieces. The master insert includes opposed tapered edge faces, each tapered edge face defining at least one locking feature, a first surface having a variable taper and a plurality of recesses configured to receive a portion of the variable taper component, and a tapered second surface opposite the first surface. Each interlocking piece includes opposed tapered edge faces, one of the opposed tapered edge faces defining a locking feature and another of the opposed tapered edge faces defining a receiving feature to engage the locking feature of an adjacent interlocking piece, a first surface defining a variable taper and a plurality of recesses configured to receive a portion of the variable taper component, and a tapered second surface opposite the first surface.