Patent ID: 11945082
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A locating method comprising:
forming a first component with a first complex surface, where the first complex surface is smoothly contoured;
forming a second component with a second complex surface, the second component shaped for connection with the first component;
forming a fixture including a first locator comprising a complex surface region shaped to mate with the first complex surface of the first component;
forming the fixture to include a second locator configured to mate with the second complex surface to locate the fixture relative to the second component;
locating, by the fixture, the first component relative to the second component using the first complex surface of the first component and the second complex surface of the second component;
connecting the first component with the second component; and
constraining the first component and the second component relative to each other in six degrees of freedom by the first complex surface mating with the first locator and the second complex surface mating with the second locator with the second component located relative to the first component in position for assembly.