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US 10,895,276 B2Granted
Two material joint design
AssigneeDana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
InventorsChristopher M. Cook, Dakota W. Foster
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Abstract
A two material joint design may be made of a first piece made of a first material. The first piece including a first mating portion of a joint. The design may also have a second piece made of a second material. The second material is different than the first material. The second piece includes a second mating portion of the joint complementary in shape to the first mating portion.
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A two material joint design, comprising:
- a first piece and a second piece where the first piece is made of a first material and the second piece is made of a second material different than of the first piece;
- wherein the first piece comprises:
- a convex shoulder defined between a crease and an A-shaped female portion,
- wherein the A-shaped female portion is located between the shoulder and an end portion,
- a first and second leg defining a step portion in said first piece,
- wherein the second piece comprises:
- a concave portion with a complementary shape to said convex shoulder for receiving the convex shoulder,
- an A-shaped male portion with a complementary shape to the A-shaped female portion where the A-shaped male portion is received within the A-shaped female portion;
- an arm portion of the second piece that wraps around the first piece and engages the step portion of the first piece so that an end wall of the arm portion is centered above said A-shaped male portion.
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A two material joint design, comprising:
- a first piece and a second piece where the first piece is made of a first material and the second piece is made of a second material different than that of the first piece;
- wherein the first piece has a convex shoulder defined between a crease and an A-shaped female portion that fits within a complementary shaped concave portion on the second piece;
- wherein the A-shaped female portion on the first piece that is located between the shoulder and an end portion receives a complementary shaped A-shape male portion on the second piece that is located between the concave portion and a groove;
- and
- wherein an arm of said second piece has a portion in direct contact with an outer wall of the first piece, wherein said arm at least partially wraps around said first piece over said groove to be received within a step of said first piece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.