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

Claim 0:
1. A locating fixture system comprising:
a first component having a first complex surface, wherein the first complex surface is smoothly contoured;
a second component having a second complex surface, the second component shaped to be connected with the first component; and
a fixture configured to locate 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, wherein the fixture includes a first locator comprising a complex surface region shaped to mate with the complex surface of the first component to locate the fixture relative to the first component,
wherein the fixture includes a second locator configured to mate with the second complex surface to locate the fixture relative to the second component;
wherein the first component and the second component are constrained 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.