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.