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US 11,691,221 B2Granted
Material joining using jet locking
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorDavid Veysset
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Abstract
Joining methods and corresponding structures are disclosed. In some instances, a method for joining two or more components may include generating a shockwave in a first component to form a jet of a material of the first component directed towards a second component. The jet may penetrate the second component to connect the first component with the second component. Articles of pre-joined and joined components are also described.
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A joining method, the method comprising:
- generating a shockwave against a first surface of a first component while a second surface of the first component opposite from the first surface is disposed against a second component;
- propagating the shockwave through the first component towards a notch formed in the second surface of the first component;
- forming a jet of a material of the first component extending out from the second surface and directed towards the second component;
- and
- penetrating the second component with the jet to join the first component with the second component.
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A joining method, the method comprising:
- generating a shockwave against a first surface of a first component, wherein the first component includes a second surface opposite from the first surface;
- propagating the shockwave through the first component towards a notch formed in the second surface of the first component;
- forming a jet of a material of the first component extending out from the second surface and directed towards a second component;
- and
- penetrating the second component with the jet to join the first component with the second component.
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A joining method, the method comprising:
- providing a first component comprising a material and having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- providing a second component having a third surface, wherein the third surface of the second component is in contact with the second surface of the first component;
- generating a shockwave in the first component in a direction from the first surface towards the second surface while the second surface is in contact with the third surface;
- propagating the shockwave through the first component towards a notch formed in the second surface of the first component;
- forming, by the generated shockwave, a jet of the material of the first component extending out from the second surface directed towards the second component;
- penetrating the third surface of the second component with the jet of the material;
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- joining the first component with the second component with the penetrating jet of the material.
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