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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Michael J. Habel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Derek Kinch, Ypsilanti, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Habel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Derek Kinch, Ypsilanti, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21K 1/24 (2006.01); B23D 21/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for forming a valve includes forming a valve body; machining a bore by passing a tool having cutting edges along an axis into the valve body; machining a groove and face in the bore at axially spaced locations by revolving the tool about a circular circumference whose center is aligned with the bore; and supplying lubricant in a pneumatic stream through the tool to the cutting edges.