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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ferat Oezkan, Übach-Palenberg, DE;
Julius Maximilian Engelke, Aachen, DE;
Francesco Italiano, Kelmis, BE;
Mohamed Youssef, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 20/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/129 (2013.01); B23K 20/1295 (2013.01); B23K 20/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly includes a workpiece and a fastening element. The fastening element is configured to drill a hole in the workpiece and allow the fastening element to be friction-welded to the workpiece.