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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Joel Colombo, Howell, MI (US);
Steven E. Morris, Fair Haven, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An elastically averaged alignment system includes a first alignment portion comprising an alignment member and a first plurality of elastically deformable alignment elements. The alignment system also includes a second alignment portion comprising an elastically deformable alignment member configured and disposed to be received by and deformably and matingly engaged with the alignment member and a second plurality of elastically deformable alignment elements configured and disposed to deformably and matingly engage the first plurality of deformable alignment elements, wherein the engagement of the alignment member and deformable member and first plurality of elastically deformable alignment elements and the second plurality of elastically deformable alignment elements elastically average a predetermined position of the second alignment portion relative to the first alignment portion.