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Method for welding a weld-on element onto a counterpart

US10016849B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Dietmar Rotheut · Eschweiler, DE
Gerald Kuehn · Braunschweig, DE
Theodore John Coon · Livonia, US
Jason T. Carter · Southgate, US
Melissa Marie Brutto · New Boston, US
David J. Lawrence · Brockenhurst, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 22, 2014
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 1, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB23K9/235
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for welding a weld-on element onto a component is proposed, comprising at least the step that, before the welding process, at least one of the parts being connected is wetted with a wetting agent over the full area and uniformly in layer thickness in a welding region.

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