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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
May. 04, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Todd H Smith, Almont, MI (US);
Joshua Solomon, Berkley, MI (US);
Ethan Edward Peel Hodge, Clawson, MI (US);
Joel S Hooton, Chesterfield, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
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.