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US 2024/0418196 A1Published application
Systems and methods with lattice structures for joining parts
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsStanley Tong, Daniel Peter Schuller
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Abstract
Systems and methods for securing a product joint with a lattice structure. A system includes at least one fabricating system to create a connector with the lattice structure. A force system applies a force to the connector so that a material of the product flows into the lattice structure interweaving the material with the lattice structure to secure the joint by the lattice structure.
Claims20
A system for securing a product at a joint, the system comprising:
- at least one fabricating system configured to create a connector with a lattice structure;
- a force system configured to apply a force to the connector and the product, so that a material of the product flows into the lattice structure interweaving the material with the lattice structure to secure the joint by the lattice structure.
A method for securing a product, the method comprising:
- creating, by at least one fabricating system, a connector with a lattice structure;
- and
- applying, by a force system, a force to the connector and the product, so that a material of the product flows into the lattice structure interweaving the material with the lattice structure to secure the joint by the lattice structure.
A product, comprising:
- at least one part defining a joint;
- and
- a connector with a lattice structure disposed in the joint, with a material of the at least one part interweaved with the lattice structure so that the joint is secured by the lattice structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.