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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2011
David Anthony Wagner, Northville, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Ari Garo Caliskan, Canton, MI (US);
Yuksel Gur, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sunil K. Kasaragod, Canton, MI (US);
Xiaoming Chen, Canton, MI (US);
John Edward Huber, Novi, MI (US);
Parameswararao Pothuraju, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffery Wallace, Walled Lake, MI (US);
David Anthony Wagner, Northville, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Ari Garo Caliskan, Canton, MI (US);
Yuksel Gur, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sunil K. Kasaragod, Canton, MI (US);
Xiaoming Chen, Canton, MI (US);
John Edward Huber, Novi, MI (US);
Parameswararao Pothuraju, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffery Wallace, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing vehicle frame assemblies. Some of the disclosed methods include forming a key and receptor arrangement between an interconnecting member, having a first material composition, and a cross-member, having a second material composition; attaching the interconnecting member and cross-member via the key and receptor arrangement at one location; inserting the interconnecting member and cross-member in a side rail; and welding the interconnecting member to the side rail at another location.