An elastically averaged alignment system includes a first component comprising a plurality of alignment pins forming a first group of alignment pins, and a second component comprising an inner wall defining an alignment aperture, the alignment aperture configured to receive the first group of alignment pins to couple the first component and the second component. The alignment pins comprise an elastically deformable material such that when the first group of alignment pins is inserted into the alignment aperture, at least a portion of the alignment pins of the plurality of alignment pins elastically deform to an elastically averaged final configuration to facilitate coupling and aligning the first component and the second component in a desired orientation.
ELASTICALLY AVERAGED ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
2016-10-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |