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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2022
Yamazaki Mazak Corporation, Niwa-gun, JP;
Seigo Ouchi, Niwa-gun, JP;
Eiji Matsubara, Niwa-gun, JP;
Masayasu Minatani, Niwa-gun, JP;
Toru Murakami, Niwa-gun, JP;
YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A stir pin includes a base end portion configured to be held rotatably about a first axis, a stirring portion provided to project from a shoulder member to be rotatable about the first axis together with the base end portion, and an intermediate portion including a second portion connected to the stirring portion to be rotatable about the first axis together with the stirring portion and having a second diameter passing through the first axis, and a first portion provided between and connected to the base end portion and the second portion to be rotatable about the first axis together with the base end portion and the second portion. The first portion has an end surface to which the second portion is connected and which has a maximum diameter larger than the second diameter. The end surface has a ring-shaped receiving surface configured to receive a material waste.