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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2010
John Joseph Francis Bonnen, Milford, MI (US);
Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Scott Alwyn Dawson, Rochester, MI (US);
John Joseph Francis Bonnen, Milford, MI (US);
Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Scott Alwyn Dawson, Rochester, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrode assembly for electro-hydraulic forming tool in which the insulation sleeve is assembled over an electrode rod. The insulation sleeve has a deflection surface that is beveled or oriented at an angle relative to the axis of the electrode rod. The electrode assembly may include a replaceable conical receptacle that facilitates placement of an electrode tip an insulation sleeve tip. An electrode tip profile that is shaped to minimize erosion caused by discharge of the electro-hydraulic forming machine.