Joint structure and method
US9327446B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/10
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A joint including a substrate, optionally a metal substrate, and a body of material joined to the substrate, the body of material typically having a composite portion. An outer surface of the substrate is provided with a fastening projection for fastening the substrate to body of material, where the fastening projection has a stem and a plurality of branches having dendritic geometry projecting into the material of the body.
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