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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventor:
Takahiro Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01); B23K 11/11 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B21J 15/14 (2006.01); B60R 5/04 (2006.01); B23K 20/227 (2006.01); B32B 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/087 (2013.01); B21J 15/14 (2013.01); B23K 11/11 (2013.01); B23K 20/12 (2013.01); B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B23K 20/2275 (2013.01); B32B 15/012 (2013.01); B60R 5/044 (2013.01); B23K 2201/006 (2013.01); B23K 2203/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A Joint structure for members of different kinds of metals comprises a first member formed from a metal sheet, and a second member formed from a metal sheet having a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than that of the metal sheet for the first member, wherein the first member and the second member are superimposed on each other and spot-joined together at a plurality of positions in a first direction, and the second member has a bead portion extending along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, at a position between adjacent ones of the spot-joined points.