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公开(公告)号：US11613078B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-28
申请号：US15959036
申请日：2018-04-20
Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Muhammad Faizan Zafar , Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , William David Kreig , Roy Smith , David Brian TenHouten
IPC: B29C64/209 , B29C64/379 , B29C64/106 , B33Y80/00 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for additively manufacturing adhesive inlet and outlet ports are presented herein. Adhesive inlet and outlet ports are additively manufactured to include additively manufactured (AM) valves for reducing and/or eliminating sealant leakage and backflow. Robot end effectors are tailored to interface with the AM inlet and outlet ports and to provide an adhesive source and/or a vacuum source. AM inlet and outlet ports enable robust, lightweight, multi-material AM parts connected via adhesive joining.
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2.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11786971B2
公开(公告)日：2023-10-17
申请号：US15809913
申请日：2017-11-10
Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Kevin Robert Czinger , Broc William TenHouten , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Steven Blair Massey, Jr. , Narender Shankar Lakshman , William David Kreig , Jon Paul Gunner , David Brian TenHouten , Eahab Nagi El Naga , Muhammad Faizan Zafar
IPC: B22F3/105 , B22F7/08 , G05B19/4099 , B28B1/00 , B33Y80/00 , G06F30/13 , B22F10/25 , B22F10/28 , B22D23/06 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B22F10/30 , B22F10/66
CPC classification number: B22F7/08 , B22F3/105 , B22F10/25 , B22F10/28 , B28B1/001 , B33Y80/00 , G05B19/4099 , G06F30/13 , B22D23/06 , B22F10/30 , B22F10/66 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02
Abstract: A high precision Interface Node is disclosed. The Interface Node includes an integrated structure including one or more complex or sophisticated features and functions. The Interface Node may connect with another component or a Linking Node. The Interface Node is manufactured to achieve high precision functionality while enabling volume production. Current additive manufacturing technologies allow for the printing of high precision features to be manufactured, but generally this is performed at a slower rate. Consequently, in one aspect, the size of the Interface Nodes is reduced in order to overcome at least part of the slower production volume caused by creating the high precision Interface Nodes. The components and Linking Nodes to which the Interface Node is connected may only have basic features and functions. Accordingly, this latter category of components may use a high print rate and thus high production volume. In other embodiments, these low precision components may also be produced using a non-print manufacturing technology, such as casting, forging, etc., that may provide the requisite high throughput, or to high precision machined parts that lack the geometric flexibility of the Interface Node. In an embodiment, the Interface Nodes may be connected to other components via a Linking Node.
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公开(公告)号：US20210276088A1
公开(公告)日：2021-09-09
申请号：US16812116
申请日：2020-03-06
Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Eahab Nagi El Naga , William David Kreig , David Brian TenHouten
IPC: B22F3/105
Abstract: A node may be additively manufactured. The node may include a first surface and a second surface, and the second surface may bound a recess of the node. A structure may be inserted into the recess. A sealing member extend away from the second surface and contact the structure, such that a sealed space may be created between the node and the structure. An adhesive may be applied in the sealed space to at least partially attach the structure to the node. In an exemplary embodiment,
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公开(公告)号：US11754107B2
公开(公告)日：2023-09-12
申请号：US17378390
申请日：2021-07-16
Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： William David Kreig , Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , David Brian TenHouten , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Kevin Robert Czinger , Broc William TenHouten
CPC classification number: F16B11/006 , F16B5/121 , Y10T403/47 , Y10T403/473
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.
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公开(公告)号：US11110514B2
公开(公告)日：2021-09-07
申请号：US15841857
申请日：2017-12-14
Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： William David Kreig , David Brian TenHouten , Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , Kevin Robert Czinger , Broc William TenHouten , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Narender Shankar Lakshman
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for joining nodes to tubes with node to tube joints are presented herein. Joining techniques allow the connection of additively manufactured nodes to tubes. In an embodiment, at least one node may be joined to a tube and may be a part of a vehicle chassis. The node to tube joint connection incorporates adhesive bonding between the node to tube to realize the connection. Sealants may be used to provide sealed regions for adhesive injection, which are housed in sealing interfaces co-printed with the additively manufactured nodes. Additionally, seals may act as isolators and reduce galvanic corrosion.
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公开(公告)号：US11214317B2
公开(公告)日：2022-01-04
申请号：US15961767
申请日：2018-04-24
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
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.
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公开(公告)号：US20190322055A1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-24
申请号：US15961767
申请日：2018-04-24
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
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.
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公开(公告)号：US20190322040A1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-24
申请号：US15959036
申请日：2018-04-20
Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Antonio Bernerd Martinez, JR. , Muhammad Faizan Zafar , Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , William David Kreig , Roy Smith , David Brian TenHOUTEN
IPC: B29C64/209 , B29C64/379 , B29C64/106
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for additively manufacturing adhesive inlet and outlet ports are presented herein. Adhesive inlet and outlet ports are additively manufactured to include additively manufactured (AM) valves for reducing and/or eliminating sealant leakage and backflow. Robot end effectors are tailored to interface with the AM inlet and outlet ports and to provide an adhesive source and/or a vacuum source. AM inlet and outlet ports enable robust, lightweight, multi-material AM parts connected via adhesive joining.
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公开(公告)号：US20240035530A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-01
申请号：US18360716
申请日：2023-07-27
Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Marco PAGNI , Claudio Alberto Caprarella , Kevin Robert Czinger , William David Kreig , Ewan John Cooper bALDRY
IPC: F16D65/095 , F16D66/02 , F16D66/00
CPC classification number: F16D65/095 , F16D66/021 , F16D2066/003 , F16D2066/001 , F16D2066/005
Abstract: Aspects are provided herein for vehicle structures. The vehicle structures can include a caliper portion configured to apply a braking force, the caliper portion including an inner housing, an outer housing, and a bridge portion, wherein the bridge portion connects the inner housing and the outer housing. In various embodiments, the outer housing can include an inner surface configured to face a rotor, in which the inner surface includes a sweep area configured to allow the rotor to tilt during installation and removal of the rotor. The vehicle structures can further include an upright portion configured to couple to a wheel of a vehicle, the upright portion being connected to the inner housing. Further, the vehicle structure can include a stiffening portion that connects the upright portion to at least the bridge portion or the outer housing. In various embodiments, the vehicle structures can be 3D-printed.
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公开(公告)号：US11413686B2
公开(公告)日：2022-08-16
申请号：US16812116
申请日：2020-03-06
Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli , Antonio Bernerd Martinez , Eahab Nagi El Naga , William David Kreig , David Brian TenHouten
Abstract: A node may be additively manufactured. The node may include a first surface and a second surface, and the second surface may bound a recess of the node. A structure may be inserted into the recess. A sealing member extend away from the second surface and contact the structure, such that a sealed space may be created between the node and the structure. An adhesive may be applied in the sealed space to at least partially attach the structure to the node.
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