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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshihiro Konno, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyori Sakuragi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/012 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 2/012 ;
Abstract
An aluminum-based metal link including a shaft portion extending along a first axis, a bushing mount portion having a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a weld joint portion in which one of the opposed axial end portions of the shaft portion and the bushing mount portion are welded together by friction stir welding (FSW). The weld joint portion has a hole that has a third axis angularly offset from the second axis about the first axis and is formed upon termination of the FSW.