Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Insert for joining components
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Application No.: US15422665Application Date: 2017-02-02
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Publication No.: US10280962B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Katherine Avery
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Bejin Bieneman PLC
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: F16B19/04
- IPC: F16B19/04 ; B32B3/28 ; B32B7/08 ; F16B5/04 ; F16B19/06

Abstract:
A joined structure includes a first component, a second component, and an insert. The first component is formed of a fiber-reinforced material and has a hole defining an axis. The second component is adjacent the first component and has a hole aligned with the hole of the first component. The insert is positioned in the hole of the first component. The insert includes an inner layer having a tubular shape about the axis, a middle layer concentrically adjacent to the inner layer about the axis, and an outer layer concentrically adjacent to the middle layer about the axis. The layers are formed of fiber-reinforced materials. One of a boundary between the inner and middle layers and a boundary between the middle and outer layers has a nonlinear profile in a direction parallel to the axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180216649A1 INSERT FOR JOINING COMPONENTS Public/Granted day:2018-08-02
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