In one aspect, an elastically averaged alignment system includes a first component having an interior cavity and a pair of opposed alignment members positioned at least partially within the interior cavity, a second component having an inner wall defining a pair of opposed alignment apertures, each alignment aperture configured to receive one of the alignment members to couple the first component and the second component, and a third component seated within the interior cavity. The alignment member is an elastically deformable material such that when the opposed alignment members are inserted into the opposed alignment apertures (a) the alignment members elastically deform to an elastically averaged final configuration to facilitate aligning the first component and the second component in a desired orientation, and (b) the third component is secured within the interior cavity between the opposed alignment members to facilitate aligning the first and third components in a desired orientation.
ELASTICALLY AVERAGED ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
2015-10-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |