Patent ID: 11904523
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of making a trim article, comprising:
obtaining specified criteria of a target component part;
creating a design envelope using the specified criteria;
selecting a single material for the trim article;
providing a design for the trim article having first and second lattice matrices, wherein the first lattice matrix includes first and second sides with a first pattern of interconnected links and a second pattern of interconnected links that is different from the first pattern of interconnected links of the first lattice matrix positioned between the first and second sides of the first lattice matrix, and further wherein the second lattice matrix includes first and second sides with a third pattern of interconnected links and a fourth pattern of interconnected links that is different than the third pattern of interconnected links of the second lattice matrix positioned between the first and second sides of the second lattice matrix, wherein the first side of the second lattice matrix is coupled to the second side of the first lattice matrix in a layered configuration, and further wherein the patterns of the first and second lattice matrices define voids positioned therein, and further wherein an overall density profile of the first lattice matrix is different than an overall density profile of the second lattice matrix;
adjusting the design to meet the specified criteria of the target component part; and
forming the trim article using the single material in an additive manufacturing process.