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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2012
Mitsuru Sayama, Wako, JP;
Tsutomu Kobayashi, Wako, JP;
Tetsuya Miyahara, Wako, JP;
Shosuke Ohhama, Wako, JP;
Mitsuru Sayama, Wako, JP;
Tsutomu Kobayashi, Wako, JP;
Tetsuya Miyahara, Wako, JP;
Shosuke Ohhama, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A friction stir welding member is formed by welding a second member to a first member in such a manner that a second member is stacked on a first member, a material property of the second member being different from a material property of the first member, a pin of a welding tool using a Friction Stir Welding technique is inserted into the second member, welding is started at one end of the second member, and the pin is pulled out at a welding terminal portion before the pin reaches the other end of the second member. A projection projecting toward the welding tool is provided integrally with the second member, the projection is formed so as to have a height that is higher than a length of the pin, and the projection is provided with the welding terminal portion.