| 发明名称 | Vehicle body structure | ||
| 摘要 | 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 | US9597947(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2017.03.21 |
| 申请号 | US201514665343 | 申请日期 | 2015.03.23 |
| 申请人 | FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 发明人 | Friedman Peter A.;Campbell Aindrea McKelvey;Huff Garret Sankey;Freis Amanda Kay;Ketelhut Ronald David;Luckey, Jr. S. George;Chappuis Laurent Bernard |
| 分类号 | B60J5/04 | 主分类号 | B60J5/04 |
| 代理机构 | Brooks Kushman P.C. | 代理人 | Rogers Jason C.;Brooks Kushman P.C. |
| 主权项 | 1. A method of assembling vehicle-body components comprising: positioning a first component on a second component, wherein 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; loosely installing a bolt through the slot and the first and second components; creating a joint in the first and second components with a fastening means, wherein the fastening means is one of a rivet, a fastener, a weld, and a clinch joint; heating the first and second components, wherein the first and second components move relative to each other due to thermal expansion in response to the heating causing the fastening means to fail; and tightening the bolt. | ||
| 地址 | Dearborn MI US | ||