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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Toshio Hori, Hitachinaka, JP;
Keiichi Uraki, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masato Higuma, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yujiro Kaneko, Hitachinaka, JP;
Satoshi Hirano, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Toshio Hori, Hitachinaka, JP;
Keiichi Uraki, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masato Higuma, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yujiro Kaneko, Hitachinaka, JP;
Satoshi Hirano, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Hitachinaka-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B32B 15/01 (2006.01); H01L 23/10 (2006.01); H01L 23/34 (2006.01); H01L 23/473 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/01 (2013.01); B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B23K 20/129 (2013.01); H01L 23/10 (2013.01); H01L 23/34 (2013.01); B23K 2201/40 (2013.01); B23K 2203/10 (2013.01); H01L 23/473 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01); Y10T 428/12493 (2015.01);
Abstract
A friction stir welding structure is comprised of a first and a second member integrated into one piece by friction stir welding, and in which a thin section is formed along the friction stir weld section on at least one of either of the first and the second member.