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US 11,998,998 B2Granted
Assembly assistance
AssigneeCollins Engine Nozzles, Inc.
InventorsBrett A. Pfeffer, Robert W. Vierhout, Dustin Andrew Borror, Troy Finton
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Abstract
A method including depositing a first material on a first member by an additive manufacturing process in a pattern intended to aid in an assembly of the first member and at least a second member and inserting the first member at least partially into the second member, with the first material being guide for insertion.
Claims14
A method comprising the steps of:
- depositing a first material on a first member by an additive manufacturing process in a pattern intended to aid in an assembly of the first member and at least a second member, wherein the pattern includes multiple strips elongated in along a primary axis of the first member, wherein the strips are circumferentially spaced about the outer surface of the first member, wherein the multiple strips includes a first row of strips and a second row of strips, wherein the second row of strips is offset from the first row of strips along the primary axis of the first member;
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- inserting the first member at least partially into the second member, with the first material configured to act a guide for insertion.
An assembly comprising:
- a first member configured to be at least partially inserted into a second member;
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- an assembly aid deposited additively on an outer surface of the first member configured to allow beginning insertion of the first member into the second member or prevent further insertion past a desired penetration distance of the first member into the second member,
- wherein the assembly aid includes multiple strips elongated in along a primary axis of the first member, wherein the strips are circumferentially spaced about the outer surface of the first member, wherein the multiple strips includes a first row of strips and a second row of strips, wherein the second row of strips is offset from the first row of strips along the primary axis of the first member.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- depositing a first material on a first member by an additive manufacturing process in a pattern intended to aid in an assembly of the first member and at least a second member, wherein the pattern includes multiple strips elongated in along a primary axis of the first member, wherein the strips are circumferentially spaced about the outer surface of the first member, wherein the multiple strips includes a first row of strips and a second row of strips, wherein the second row of strips is circumferential offset from the first row of strips along the primary axis of the first member;
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- inserting the first member at least partially into the second member, with the first material configured to act a guide for insertion, wherein inserting includes inserting the first member into the second member such that the first row of strips enters the second member but the second row of strips do not enter into the second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.