公开(公告)号：US10751800B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US15659601

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Broc William TenHouten ,  Kevin Robert Czinger ,  Stuart Paul Macey ,  David Charles O'Connell ,  Jon Paul Gunner ,  Antonio Bernerd Martinez ,  Narender Shankar Lakshman

IPC: B22F3/15 ,  B22F3/00 ,  B62D27/02 ,  B62D31/02 ,  B62D65/02 ,  G06F17/50 ,  B29C64/153 ,  B29C64/124 ,  B22F3/115 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/342 ,  B23K26/08 ,  B23K26/144 ,  B23K26/14 ,  G06F30/15 ,  B28B1/00 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B22F3/105 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B23K26/21 ,  B23K101/00

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to additively manufactured vehicle exterior structures, designed to enclose the vehicle surface and support required operational loads. The vehicle structure includes cavities into which components that require an external interface are inserted. A plurality of components are assembled and integrated into the vehicle structure. The structure may be 3-D printed using multiple printing techniques applied in parallel or in series. In an embodiment, the components and structure are modular, use multiple materials and manufacturing techniques, and enable reparability and replacement of single parts.