公开(公告)号：US20220194488A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17540151

申请日：2021-12-01

Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Chukwubuikem Marcel OKOLI ,  David Brian Tenhouten ,  Antonio Bernerd Martinez ,  Muhammad Faizan Zafar ,  William David Kreig ,  Kevin Robert Czinger ,  Broc William Tenhouten

IPC: B62D29/04 ,  B29C65/54 ,  B29C65/52 ,  B62D27/02 ,  B62D23/00

Abstract: An additively manufactured node is disclosed. A node is an additively manufactured (AM) structure that includes a feature, e.g., a socket, a channel, etc., for accepting another structure, e.g., a tube, a panel, etc. The node can include a node surface of a receptacle extending into the node. The receptacle can receive a structure, and a seal interface on the node surface can seat a seal member between the node surface and the structure to create an adhesive region between the node and the structure, the adhesive region being bounded by the node surface, the structure, and the seal member. The node can also include two channels connecting an exterior surface of the node to the adhesive region. In this way, adhesive can be injected into the adhesive region between the node and the structure, and the adhesive can be contained by the seal member.

公开(公告)号：US11085473B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US15853301

申请日：2017-12-22

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： William David Kreig ,  Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli ,  David Brian TenHouten ,  Antonio Bernerd Martinez ,  Kevin Robert Czinger ,  Broc William TenHouten

IPC: F16B11/00 ,  F16B5/12

Abstract: A node to panel interface structure for use in a transport structure such as a vehicle is disclosed. In an aspect, the node includes a base, first and second sides protruding from the base to form a recess for receiving a panel, ports for adhesive injection and/or vacuum generation, one or more adhesive regions disposed on a surface of each side adjacent the panel, and at least one channel coupled between the first and second ports and configured to fill the adhesive regions with an adhesive, the adhesive being cured to form a node-panel interface. The node may be additively manufactured. In an exemplary embodiment, the node may use sealant features for including sealants that border and define the adhesive regions, and that may hermetically seal the region before and after adhesive injection. In another embodiment, the node may include isolation features for including isolators for inhibiting galvanic corrosion. In another aspect, adhesive may be filled serially on the adhesive regions on the first side and then on the adhesive regions on the second side. Adhesive may alternatively may be filled in parallel, or concurrently, on the adhesive regions of both sides.