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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Sergey Fedorovich Golovashchenko, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/06 (2006.01); B21J 15/06 (2006.01); F16B 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/06 (2013.01); F16B 19/06 (2013.01); F16B 19/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of riveting two metal parts through a hole with an electro-hydraulic riveting tool. The electro-hydraulic riveting tool includes a tube that is inserted in the hole and an electrode that is inserted within the tube. A liquid is contained within the tube and the electrode is immersed in the liquid. A stored charge is discharged through the electrode to create a shockwave within the fluid that forms the tube into a rivet structure and creates solid state weld between the rivet flanges and the parts that are joined.