Patent ID: 11952639
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A method of riveting, comprising:
positioning a first component having a first composition over a second component having a second composition, the first composition different than the second composition;
resistance spot welding the first component to the second component using a resistance spot weld gun to form a spot weld;
after the resistance spot welding, tempering at least one of the first component, the second component and the spot weld with the resistance spot weld gun to soften at least the second component; and
after the tempering, coupling a third component having a third composition to the first component and the second component with a rivet inserted through the spot weld, and the third composition is different than the first composition and the second composition.