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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2024
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Shinya Nagashima, Kariya, JP;
Toshiyuki Dobashi, Nagoya, JP;
Nobuyuki Shinohara, Tajimi, JP;
Mayumi Nakanishi, Okazaki, JP;
Reona Takagishi, Tajimi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A self-piercing rivet includes a head, an outer cylindrical part extending from the head and formed in a cylindrical shape, and an inner cylindrical part extending from the head, provided spaced apart inside the outer cylindrical part, and formed in a cylindrical shape. In the manufacturing method for a fastening structure, a self-piercing rivet is driven into an overlapping part of a first fastened member and a second fastened member to fasten the first fastened member and the second fastened member.