PREPARATION OF VEHICLE FRAME COMPONENTS FOR MOLECULAR BONDING USING MAGNETIC IMPULSE WELDING TECHNIQUES - Patent 0885549

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EP 0 885 549 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	23.12.1998 Bulletin 1998/52

(21)	Application number: 96923308.0

(22)	Date of filing: 14.06.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B23K 20/ 06^{( . )}
B62D 23/ 00^{( . )}
B62D 29/ 00^{( . )}

B62D 21/ 02^{( . )}
B62D 27/ 02^{( . )}
H05B 6/ 10^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/010371

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/000595 (03.01.1997 Gazette 1997/02)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB

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Priority:

16.06.1995 US 19950491246

(71)	Applicant: DANA CORPORATION
	Toledo, OH 43615 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	DURAND, Robert, D. Wyomissing Berks, PA 19610 (US) MILLER, Michael, F. West Lawn, PA 19609 (US)

(74)	Representative: Giles, Ashley Simon, et al
	Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UD London WC2B 6UD (GB)

(54)	PREPARATION OF VEHICLE FRAME COMPONENTS FOR MOLECULAR BONDING USING MAGNETIC IMPULSE WELDING TECHNIQUES