公开(公告)号：US20170144215A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-25

申请号：US14947601

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.

Inventor： Chandrasen R. Rathod ,  Chris Richerson

IPC: B21K23/02 ,  B62D55/21 ,  B23K26/359 ,  B26F3/00 ,  B23K26/00

CPC classification number: B21K23/02 ,  B23D31/002 ,  B23K26/359 ,  B23P15/00 ,  B26F3/002 ,  B62D55/213 ,  F16C9/045

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a machine component includes forming a non-linear break notch in a workpiece, freezing the workpiece, and snapping the frozen workpiece apart along the non-linear break notch.