Patent ID: 6395207
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: F16B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of accurately positioning two components with respect to each other, said method comprising:at least partially filling a groove of a first component with granular particles, said granular particles having a size not greater than 1 mm; inserting a first portion of a second component into said groove of said first component; moving a second portion of said second component relative to said first component about six degrees of freedom until said second component achieves a desired orientation relative to said first component, said second portion of said second component being located outside said first component; and at least partially filling said first component containing said portion of said second component and said granular particles with a flowable, curable liquid having a curing time of less than 90 seconds while said second component is in said desired orientation relative to said first component.