Patent ID: 8496160

Claim:
A method for positioning two components, which are to be connected to one another along a common joint line, in which method has the steps of: fixing the two components to one another by at least two limited-length tack welds, each of which limited-length tack weld is constituted as a narrow line of weld which has a length which is substantially greater than its width, said tack welds connecting the two components solidly to one another in material-locking fashion; and wherein the narrow line of each tack weld crosses the common joint line of the two components, wherein each of the tack welds includes a first leg that extends on a first of the two components and a second leg that extends on a second of the two components, wherein each of the tack welds is spaced apart from and not contacting any of the other tack welds, wherein the joint line is defined by a first surface of a first component and a second surface of a second component, and wherein the first surface and the second surface are arranged substantially perpendicular to each other.