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Patent No.:

US 10022912 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2015

Additive manufacturing of a unibody vehicle

Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);

Ningjian Huang, Bingham Farms, MI (US);

John P. Spicer, Plymouth, MI (US);

Jorge F. Arinez, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);

Attorney:

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Alison L Hindenlang

Assistant Examiner:

Yunju Kim

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/00 (2017.01); B29C 64/30 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29K 233/04 (2006.01); B29K 277/00 (2006.01); B29K 307/02 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29K 309/02 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/0081 (2013.01); B29C 64/30 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29C 70/545 (2013.01); B29K 2223/0683 (2013.01); B29K 2233/04 (2013.01); B29K 2277/00 (2013.01); B29K 2307/02 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/02 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

Methods for manufacturing structures are provided. The methods include manufacturing a shell structure by additive manufacturing methods and sectioning panels with predetermined shapes from the shell structure. The panels are subsequently coupled to shell structure. Devices for performing various steps of the methods are also provided.

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Kia, Hamid. (2018). Additive manufacturing of a unibody vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 10022912). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10022912

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