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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrey M. Ilinich, Novi, MI (US);
Michael William Danyo, Trenton, MI (US);
Feng Ren, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ryan Hoffman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 22/02 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 103/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B21D 22/02 (2013.01); B23K 2103/10 (2018.08);
Abstract
A stamped part includes a first blank, a second blank, and a weld joining the first blank to the second blank. The weld includes opposing ends. At least one of the opposing ends of the weld is recessed from adjacent edges of the first and second blanks.