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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025

Filed:

May. 04, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Todd H Smith, Almont, MI (US);

Joshua Solomon, Berkley, MI (US);

Ethan Edward Peel Hodge, Clawson, MI (US);

Joel S Hooton, Chesterfield, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 11/00 (2005.12); B29C 65/54 (2005.12); F16B 39/02 (2005.12); B29C 65/00 (2005.12); B29C 65/48 (2005.12); C09J 5/02 (2005.12); C09J 5/04 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/021 (2012.12); B29C 65/542 (2012.12); B29C 65/483 (2012.12); B29C 66/52 (2012.12); C09J 5/02 (2012.12); C09J 5/04 (2012.12); C09J 2203/346 (2020.07); F16B 11/006 (2012.12);
Abstract

An assembly and a method are provided for manufacturing a joined assembly. A method for manufacturing includes fitting together and datuming a beam and a node, wherein at least one of the beam and the node is formed with an aperture, and wherein a cylindrical interface is formed between the beam and node. Further, the method includes advancing a mechanical fastener through the aperture to temporarily hold the beam and the node in an engagement. Also, the method includes injecting a structural adhesive into the cylindrical interface between the beam and the node. The method includes final joining the beam and the node by curing the structural adhesive.


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