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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Dragan Stojkovic, Southgate, MI (US);
Larry Dupuis, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
James Lowe, Temperance, MI (US);
Inventors:
Dragan Stojkovic, Southgate, MI (US);
Larry Dupuis, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
James Lowe, Temperance, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automotive body structure includes a tubular load bearing structure and a hardware mount having a base plate with an annular axially extending spin welding initiator. The hardware mount is spin welded to the load bearing structure to provide a reinforced location for the mounting of automotive hardware, such as door hinges, with threaded fasteners.