Custom additively manufactured core structures
AssigneeDivergent Technologies, Inc.
InventorSteven Blair Massey, Jr.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to custom additively manufactured core structures and the manufacture thereof. In one aspect, a panel for use in a transport structure includes first and second face sheets, and an additively manufactured (AM) core affixed between the first and second face sheets. The AM core is foldable such that at least one portion of the AM core is movable between a folded position and an unfolded position. In another aspect of the disclosure, a method for producing a panel for use in a transport structure includes additively manufacturing a core is disclosed.
Claims19
An additively manufactured (AM) core comprising:
- a plurality of hinges, and
- a plurality of sides movably attached to the plurality of hinges,
- wherein at least one portion of the plurality of sides is movable between a folded position and an unfolded position,
- wherein at least two sides of the plurality of sides are joined at an angle that remains constant when the at least one portion of the plurality of sides is moved between the folded position and the unfolded position,
- wherein the plurality of hinges includes a first hinge in a first position in space and a second hinge in a second position in space when the at least one portion of the plurality of sides is in the unfolded position, and wherein the first hinge remains in the first position in space and the second hinge moves to a third position in space when the at least one portion of the plurality of sides is in the folded position, and
- wherein the first position and the second position are aligned in a first direction, wherein the first position and the third position are aligned in a second direction, and wherein the first direction and the second direction are at an obtuse angle from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.