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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vijitha Senaka Kiridena, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zhiyong Cedric Xia, Canton, MI (US);
Matthew John Zaluzec, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21K 5/20 (2006.01); B21D 37/01 (2006.01); B21D 37/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 37/01 (2013.01); B21D 37/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one or more embodiments, a composite die includes a die face defining a protrusion and including a first metal, and a die base supporting the die face, the die base including a housing, a first filler positioned within the housing and contacting the protrusion, and a bridging member reinforcing the housing, the housing including a second metal different than the first metal.