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US 2017/0321738 A1Published application
Process For Joining Fiber Composite Materials Using Self-Piercing Rivets
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAindrea McKelvey Campbell, Garret Sankey Huff, Amanda Kay Freis
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Abstract
A process for joining fiber composite materials using self-piercing rivets. The process includes contacting first and second panels. The second panel is a fiber composite material. The process further includes elevating a temperature of only a fastening portion of the second panel. The process also includes placing the first and second panels on a die and joining the first and second panels with one or more rivets while the fastening portion is at an elevated temperature.
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A method comprising:
- contacting first and second panels, the second panel being a fiber composite material;
- elevating a temperature of only a fastening portion of the second panel;
- and
- while the fastening portion is at an elevated temperature, placing the first and second panels on a die and joining the first and second panels with one or more rivets.
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A method comprising:
- contacting first and second panels, the second panel being a fiber composite material;
- elevating a temperature of only a fastening portion of the second panel;
- and
- after the elevating step, placing the first and second panels on a die and joining the first and second panels with one or more rivets.
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A method comprising:
- contacting first and second panels, the second panel being a fiber composite material;
- elevating a temperature of a fastening portion of the second panel;
- and
- while the fastening portion is at an elevated temperature, placing the first and second panels on a die and joining the first and second panels with one or more rivets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.