Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tool for and method of forming at tapped hole in a single pass
- Patent Title (中): 在单程中在螺纹孔处形成的工具和方法
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Application No.: US12172242Application Date: 2008-07-13
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Publication No.: US08220301B2Publication Date: 2012-07-17
- Inventor: Mike M. Ghiran , Spyros P. Mellas , David H. Shea , Thomas W. McClure , Darrell W Rebman
- Applicant: Mike M. Ghiran , Spyros P. Mellas , David H. Shea , Thomas W. McClure , Darrell W Rebman
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Main IPC: B21D28/28
- IPC: B21D28/28 ; B21D31/02

Abstract:
A tool adapted to form and method of forming a tapped hole within a workpiece in a single pass, includes a piercing section operable to punch a pilot hole in and produce a slug attached to the workpiece, and a tapping section operable to form a female thread along the periphery of the hole, and more preferably, an extruding section operable to push workpiece material away from the exterior surface defined thereby, an expanding section operable to expand the diameter of the hole, a sealing section operable to seal the hole during a hydroforming process, and a burnishing section operable to further expand and treat the periphery of the hole prior to tapping.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100008737A1 TOOL FOR AND METHOD OF FORMING AT TAPPED HOLE IN A SINGLE PASS Public/Granted day:2010-01-14
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