- Patent Title: Joint design for improved strength of plastic and composite joints
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Application No.: US14794096Application Date: 2015-07-08
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Publication No.: US10427241B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Bhavesh Shah , Ingrid A. Rousseau
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: BrooksGroup
- Main IPC: B23K20/00
- IPC: B23K20/00 ; B29C65/00 ; B23K20/10 ; B29C65/08 ; B29C65/60 ; B29C65/72 ; B23K20/233 ; B23K20/24 ; B23K103/00

Abstract:
A number of variations may include a product that may include a final part that may include a first part that may include a first face and may define at least one through hole and a second part that may include a second face, at least one stake, and at least one energy director that may be disposed between the first face and the second face wherein the first face and the second face may be abutted against one another and the at least one stake may be passed through the at least one through-hole and the first part and the second part have been ultrasonically staked and ultrasonically welded such that an ultrasonically welded interface may be formed between the first part and the second part.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170008120A1 JOINT DESIGN FOR IMPROVED STRENGTH OF PLASTIC AND COMPOSITE JOINTS Public/Granted day:2017-01-12
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