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US 11,538,505 B1Granted
Enclosures having a friction stir weld, precursors thereof having a metal base having a recess and a metal cover, and related methods
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsJerome Thomas Coffey, David R. Lapp, Samuel Edward Severson
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Abstract
Described are enclosures that include a friction stir weld, including electronic device enclosures, and precursors thereof that contain a metal base that includes a recess and a metal cover that in an assembled condition form a joint at which a friction stir weld can be produced, as well as methods for producing a friction stir weld at a joint of such an assembly; the base includes at least one bow wave reduction feature.
Claims9
An enclosure comprising:
- a metal base comprising:
- a horizontal bottom and a base cavity defined by a bottom and vertical base sidewalls at a base perimeter,
- an outer sidewall surface extending along the base perimeter that includes:
- a shoulder comprising:
- a horizontal shoulder surface,
- an upper sidewall surface extending vertically upward from the horizontal shoulder surface, and
- a lower sidewall surface extending vertically downward from the horizontal shoulder surface;
- and
- at least one recess formed within the horizontal shoulder surface, the upper sidewall surface, and the lower sidewall surface, extending along a portion of the outer sidewall surface;
- a metal cover located over the base.
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