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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Garret Huff, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael James Whitens, Northville, MI (US);
Peter A. Friedman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Cynthia Mowery Flanigan, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of assembling components of a vehicle is provided that includes locating a node relative to an adjoining component, measuring at least one geometrical feature of the node or the adjoining component, 3D printing an assembly adjustment member based on the measuring, and placing the assembly adjustment member proximate at least one of the node or the adjoining component. The assembly adjustment member is configured to allow relative movement between the node and the adjoining component for subsequent processing operations.