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Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2014
Applicant:

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Johann Van Niekerk, Munich, DE;

Eva Vietze, Munich, DE;

Erik Martin, Munich, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/04 (2006.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01); F16B 11/00 (2006.01); B23Q 17/22 (2006.01); B23Q 17/24 (2006.01); F16B 2/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/04 (2013.01); B23Q 17/22 (2013.01); B23Q 17/2414 (2013.01); B23Q 17/2428 (2013.01); F16B 2/20 (2013.01); F16B 5/0642 (2013.01); F16B 11/006 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4978 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49769 (2015.01); Y10T 403/471 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method for connecting a first component to a second component having a through hole includes the following steps: bringing the two components against one another and positioning them relative to one another, detecting the spatial position of the hole by a position detection electronic unit, positioning a connecting element at a location within the hole as a function of the spatial position of the hole or as a function of position data determined by the position detection electronic unit, connecting the connecting element to the first component, with the result that the connecting element projects into or through the hole, and clipping onto the connecting element a clip element which holds the two components together.


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