公开(公告)号：US11123973B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US15616620

申请日：2017-06-07

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： John Russell Bucknell ,  Eahab Nagi El Naga ,  Antonio Bernerd Martinez ,  Stuart Paul Macey

IPC: B33Y80/00 ,  F16B5/00 ,  F16B11/00 ,  F16B17/00 ,  B32B3/06 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B29D99/00

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus including an additively manufactured node having a socket. The apparatus includes a panel interconnected with node. The panel includes opposing surface layers and a core between at least a portion of the surface layers. The socket engages an end portion of the panel and shapes the surface layers on the end portion of the panel.

公开(公告)号：US20190061835A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US15687409

申请日：2017-08-25

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Broc William TenHouten ,  Kevin Robert Czinger ,  Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli ,  Jon Paul Gunner ,  David Brian TenHouten ,  Antonio Bernerd Martinez ,  John Russell Bucknell ,  Muhammad Faizan Zafar ,  Thomas Samuel Bowden ,  William Bradley Balzer ,  Stuart Paul Macey ,  Zachary Meyer Omohundro ,  Matthew Michael O'Brien

IPC: B62D27/02 ,  B62D25/02 ,  B62D65/06 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for joining nodes, extrusions, and panels are presented herein. Nodes, extrusions, and panels can be joined together using adhesive joining techniques. The adhesive joining techniques can be applied to additively manufactured nodes or extrusions, and sandwich panels. Sandwich panels can be additively manufactured and/or commercial off the shelf (COTS) components. There can be more than one type of a joint formed by the joining techniques. Exemplary types of j oints can use a liquid adhesive in conjunction with a vacuum and/or a film foam adhesive.

公开(公告)号：US20170343984A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15604624

申请日：2017-05-24

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Kevin Robert Czinger ,  Broc William TenHouten ,  Richard W. Hoyle ,  Donald J. Christian ,  Stuart Paul Macey ,  Antonio Bernerd Martinez

IPC: G05B19/4099 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B22F3/105

CPC classification number: G05B19/4099 ,  B22F3/1055 ,  B22F2003/1057 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  G05B2219/49023 ,  Y02P10/295

Abstract: Systems and methods for additive manufacturing of vehicles are provided. An additive manufacturing apparatus can include a printer that additively manufactures structures for a vehicle, and multiple analysis components. Each analysis component can receive information based on a design model of the vehicle and analyze the information based on an analysis factor. Each analysis component analyzes the information based on a different analysis factor. An integrator can receives the analyzed information from the analysis components, update the design model based on the analyzed information, and determine whether the updated design model satisfies criteria. If the updated design model satisfies the criteria, the integrator determines printing instructions for the printer to print one or more structures of the vehicle based on the updated design model, and if the updated design model does not satisfy the criteria, the integrator sends information based on the updated design model to the analysis components.