Patent ID: 9687928
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B23K,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of securing a fixing element to a vehicle body component, the method comprising the acts of: providing a fixing element comprising a base area configured to be welded to the vehicle body component and a functional head protruding from one side of the base area, the functional head comprising at least one spherical element; placing the base area of the fixing element onto the vehicle body component, wherein a side of the base area facing away from the functional head is placed on a surface of the vehicle body component; and arc ignition welding of the base area to the vehicle body component, wherein the base area comprises one or more plate-shaped elements, a side of the base area facing the functional head is flat, and the side of the base area facing away from the functional head tapers inwardly in a direction away from the functional head and toward the surface of the vehicle body component.