CPC B23K 26/244 (2015.10) [B23K 26/32 (2013.01); B23K 2101/001 (2018.08); B23K 2103/06 (2018.08); B23K 2103/26 (2018.08); Y10T 403/478 (2015.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A welded assembly, comprising:
a first sheet;
a second sheet disposed over a portion of the first sheet, wherein an overlap area is defined where the first and second sheets overlap; and
a weld disposed within the overlap area, wherein the weld connects the first sheet to the second sheet and is configured and adapted for distributing stress within the weld and overlapping portion of the second sheet,
wherein the weld includes a weld line tracing an elliptical segment in the overlap area, and
wherein the second sheet includes a laterally extending bend line parallel to a major axis of the elliptical segment.
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