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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Anthony Wagner, Northville, MI (US);
Michael M. Azzouz, Livonia, MI (US);
Eric William Barrett, Milford, MI (US);
Xiaoming Chen, Canton, MI (US);
John Martin Knittel, Canton, MI (US);
Sanjay Mehta, Plymouth, MI (US);
John Joseph Uicker, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeff A. Wallace, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a vehicle frame, includes: forming compatible threads on a first rail composed of a first material and a second rail composed of a second material; forming a pair of locators on the first and second rails, said locators configured to indicate an alignment condition of the first rail and second rail when screwed together; and screwing together the first rail and second rail.