A joint design to provide an adhesive injection path to connect tubes for a space frame, where a space frame may be a vehicle chassis, is provided. The joint may connect carbon fiber tubes and may be designed with different shapes and configurations. The joint may include acceptor ports that may mate with a tube and simultaneously contact an inner surface and outer surface of the tube for a strong connection. The joint may also include centering features which may create a space between a surface of the tube and a surface of the joint through which adhesive may flow. Adhesive can be injected into a connection space between the joint and the tube through one or more integrated structural features in the joint that can provide a channel for directing adhesive to the connection space.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADHESIVE INJECTION FOR NODE ASSEMBLY
SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR HAFTMITTELINJEKTION FÜR KNOTENANORDNUNG
SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS POUR INJECTION D'ADHÉSIF POUR ENSEMBLE NOEUD
2021-07-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
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