US 11,939,935 B2
Multi-part fluid chamber and method of manufacturing
Harrison O'Hanley, Los Angeles, CA (US); Ryan Kuhn, Brentwood, CA (US); Jessica Pauley, Manhattan Beach, CA (US); and Oleg Teplyuk, Westchester, CA (US)
Assigned to ABL Space Systems, El Segundo, CA (US)
Filed by ABL Space Systems, El Segundo, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/947,883.
Application 17/947,883 is a continuation of application No. 16/529,733, filed on Aug. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,448,163.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/727,452, filed on Sep. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0184196 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F02K 1/80 (2006.01); F02K 9/64 (2006.01); F02K 9/97 (2006.01); B23K 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC F02K 1/80 (2013.01) [F02K 9/64 (2013.01); F02K 9/972 (2013.01); B23K 9/0026 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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9. A method for coupling adjacent segments together, comprising:
positioning a first segment proximate a second segment to form an opening therebetween;
coupling a first inner wall of the first segment to a second inner wall of the second segment;
positioning a joint insert within the opening, after coupling the first inner wall to the second inner wall, to align the joint insert with a first outer wall of the first segment and a second outer wall of the second segment;
forming a first cavity proximate the first segment at least partially defined by the joint insert, the first cavity being aligned with a first mating interface between the first segment and the joint insert;
forming a second cavity proximate the second segment at least partially defined by the joint insert, the second cavity being aligned with a second mating interface between the second segment and the joint insert; and
securing the joint insert directly to the first outer wall and directly to the second outer wall, the joint insert forming a space between a bottom of the joint insert and the first inner wall and the second inner wall.