Granted Patent B2

US 12,746,706 · App. 18/404,731 · Granted Sep 29, 2026

Inventors: Kevin Robert Czinger (Santa Monica, CA); Broc William Tenhouten (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA); Stuart Paul Macey (Laguna Niguel, CA); David Charles O'Connell (Huntington Beach, CA); Jon Paul Gunner (Palos Verdes Estates, CA); Antonio Bernerd Martinez (El Segundo, CA); Narender Shankar Lakshman (Torrance, CA)

Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Abstract

Claims (35)

1 . A transport structure, comprising:

a suspension system comprising a 3-D printed portion configured to accept loads and co-printed with a housing, wherein the housing is configured to receive a motor such that the motor is mounted on the center of mass of the 3-D printed portion;

a frame coupled to the suspension system; and

a separate body assembled over an exterior surface of the frame.

2 . The transport structure of claim 1 , wherein the 3-D printed portion includes a control arm.

3 . The transport structure of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a structure of the transport structure.

4 . The transport structure of claim 2 , wherein the motor is mounted at a pivot axis of the control arm.

5 . The transport structure of claim 1 , wherein the 3-D printed portion includes a first control arm and a second control arm, the motor is mounted on the center of mass of the first control arm.

6 . The transport structure of claim 1 , wherein the suspension system includes at least a front suspension system or a rear suspension system.

7 . The transport structure of claim 1 , wherein the frame is a 3-D printed frame.

8 . The transport structure of claim 7 , wherein the frame is a vehicle frame.

9 . The transport structure of claim 7 , further comprising a component assembled onto the frame.

10 . The transport structure of claim 5 , wherein the first control arm is a lower control arm and the second control arm is an upper control arm.

11 . The transport structure of claim 3 , wherein the structure includes an upright.

12 . The transport structure of claim 3 , wherein the structure includes a rotor.

13 . The transport structure of claim 10 , wherein the lower control arm is connected to a first 3-D printed bushing, and the upper control arm is connected to a second 3-D printed bushing, the first 3-D printed bushing is larger than the second 3-D printed bushing.

14 . A method for producing a transport structure, comprising:

3-D printing at least a portion of a suspension system, wherein the portion is configured to accept loads;

co-printing a housing with the 3-D printed portion of the suspension system such that the housing receives a motor and the motor is mounted on the center of mass of the 3-D printed portion;

coupling a frame to the suspension system; and

assembling a separate body over an exterior surface of the frame.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the 3-D printed portion includes a control arm.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the housing includes a structure of the transport structure.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the motor is mounted at a pivot axis of the control arm.

18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the 3-D printed portion includes a first control arm and a second control arm, the motor is mounted on the center of mass of the first control arm.

19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the suspension system includes at least a front suspension system or a rear suspension system.

20 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising assembling a component onto the frame.

21 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising 3-D printing the frame.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the frame is a vehicle frame.

23 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the first control arm is a lower control arm and the second control arm is an upper control arm.

24 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising

connecting the lower control arm to a first 3-D printed bushing; and

connecting the upper control arm to a second 3-D printed bushing, wherein the first 3-D printed bushing is larger than the second 3-D printed bushing.

25 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the structure includes an upright.

26 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the structure includes a rotor.

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