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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Divergent Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
William David Kreig, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
David Brian TenHouten, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kevin Robert Czinger, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Broc William TenHouten, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Antonio Bernerd Martinez, El Segundo, CA (US);
Narender Shankar Lakshman, Torrance, CA (US);
DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US);
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.