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Method of magnetic pulse welding an end fitting to a driveshaft tube of a vehicular driveshaft

  • US 5,981,921 A
  • Filed: 06/20/1997
  • Issued: 11/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of securing components of a vehicular driveshaft assembly comprising:

  • providing a driveshaft tube having an open end;

    providing an end fitting having a neck;

    disposing the neck of the end fitting into the open end of the driveshaft tube so that an annular gap is provided between the neck and the driveshaft tube;

    providing an inductor around the driveshaft tube adjacent the end receiving the neck; and

    energizing the inductor to generate a magnetic field for collapsing the driveshaft tube about the neck at a velocity sufficient to magnetic pulse weld the driveshaft tube and end fitting to each other.

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