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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Inventors:
Rodney Dale Fleck, Provo, UT (US);
Russell J. Steel, Provo, UT (US);
Assignee:
Mazak Corporation, Florence, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1245 (2013.01); B23K 20/123 (2013.01); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08);
Abstract
A device for friction stirring a workpiece material includes a body, a spindle, a driver, and a biasing element. The spindle is configured to rotate around a rotational axis. The driver is rotationally coupled to the spindle. The biasing element supports the driver and is configured to apply a biasing force in an axial direction, wherein the biasing element axially overlaps the spindle.