MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202614013303 A) filed by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha on February 06, 2026, for Different-Material Joining Method.

Inventor includes Shimizu, Kento -.

The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.

Abstract: A different-material joining method for joining a first member molded by die casting to a second member formed of a material having a greater ductility than the first member 5 using a self-piercing rivet, the different-material joining method including: energizing a joint portion where the first member and the second member have been superimposed on each other; and driving the self-piercing rivet into the joint portion from the second member side while energizing the joint portion.

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