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US 10,173,255 B2Granted
Systems and methods for arc and node design and manufacture
AssigneeDivergent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBroc William TenHouten, Eahab Nagi El Naga, Richard Winston Hoyle, Kevin Robert Czinger
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Abstract
A metal extrusion and nodes based structure is provided. The structure comprises one or more arc members connected by one or more node members, wherein the arc comprises (i) a wing feature which is configured to mate with one or more non-structural components, (ii) an internal passage feature which is configured to be inserted into a connecting feature of the corresponding node member, and (iii) one or more keying features formed from a mating interface with the corresponding node member.
Claims2
A vehicle comprising:
- a metal extrusion including a first structure and a second structure, the metal extrusion having a length, wherein
- the first structure includes an elongated cavity along the length of the metal extrusion, and
- the second structure includes an elongated surface along the length of the metal extrusion, the elongated surface being arranged away from the first structure and overlapping at least a portion of the first structure, the first and second structures being connected along the length of the metal extrusion, and
- wherein an A-surface of the vehicle includes at least a portion of the elongated surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.