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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2011
Stephen C. Doud, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Blair J. Swanson, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Jeffrey E. Rea, Clarkston, MI (US);
Stephen C. Doud, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Blair J. Swanson, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Jeffrey E. Rea, Clarkston, MI (US);
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus that includes a first member, an insert, and an object. The first member made of a first metal and has a first exterior surface and a first end. A pocket is formed in the exterior surface of the first end. The insert is made of a second, different metal. The insert is connected to the pocket and has a second exterior surface that is flush with the first exterior surface. The object is formed of the second metal and is resistance welded to the insert. The second metal is steel and the first metal is a metal that cannot be resistance welded directly to steel.