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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2010
Applicant:
Pei-chung Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Inventor:
Pei-Chung Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is disclosed for repairing a workpiece having two metal components riveted together. The workpiece has a discrepant joint caused by an improperly-installed-self-piercing rivet. The method includes, but is not limited to providing a repair rivet, positioning the repair rivet proximate the discrepant joint such that the repair rivet is substantially aligned with the improperly-installed-self-piercing rivet, and installing the repair rivet at substantially a same location on the workpiece as the improperly-installed-self-piercing rivet without removing the improperly-installed-self-piercing rivet.