US 11,806,941 B2
Mechanical part retention features for additively manufactured structures
Chukwubuikem Marcel Okoli, Los Angeles, CA (US); David Brian TenHouten, Los Angeles, CA (US); Muhammad Faizan Zafar, Los Angeles, CA (US); Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Lukas Philip Czinger, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/999,494.
Prior Publication US 2022/0055317 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 65/7844 (2013.01) [B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29L 2031/30 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a first additively manufactured (AM) part connected to a second part via an adhesive applied at an interface between the first and second parts; and
a snap ring arranged for placement across the interface and securing the first and second parts during at least application of the adhesive or curing of the adhesive,
wherein the first and second parts each comprise a protrusion, each protrusion having a generally continuous groove and a generally flat portion,
wherein each groove having a shape configured to receive the snap ring, and
wherein the flat portion of the protrusion corresponding to the first part configured to be flush, at least in part, against the flat portion of the protrusion corresponding to the second part when the first and second parts are positioned for connection via the adhesive.