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

Claim 11:
12. 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 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.