A method of assembling vehicle-body components includes positioning a first component on a second component. The first component has a different coefficient of thermal expansion than the second component and one of the first and second components defines a slot. The method also includes loosely installing a bolt though the slot and the first and second components, and creating a joint in the first and second components. The method further includes heating the first and second components, which causes the first and second components to move relative to each other due to thermal expansion in response to the heating. This movement causes the joint to fail. The method also includes tightening the bolt.
申请公布号
MX2016003703(A)
申请公布日期
2016.09.22
申请号
MX20160003703
申请日期
2016.03.22
申请人
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
发明人
LUCKEY, S. George Jr.;CHAPPUIS, Laurent Bernard;CAMPBELL, Aindrea McKelvey;FREIS, Amanda Kay;HUFF, Garret Sankey;Peter A. FRIEDMAN;Ronald David KETELHUT