Patent ID: 7208057

Claim:
A method of joining a first joining surface area ( 13 ) of a first structural component ( 2 ) to a second joining surface area ( 8 ) of a second structural component ( 3 ) at a joint therebetween, including filling a joining gap between said first and second joining surface areas ( 13 , 8 ) when said first and second structural components are joined to each other, said method comprising the following steps: a) scanning said first joining surface area ( 13 ) and said second joining surface area ( 8 ) to provide first and second topographic informations defining varying gap dimensions (s) of gap portions of said joining gap ( 1 ), b) feeding said first and second topographic informations to a central processing unit ( 12 , 16 ), c) calculating in said central processing unit on the basis of said first and second topographic informations at least one volume of said joining gap ( 1 ), d) generating, based on said at least one volume of said joining gap ( 1 ), a dosing control signal, e) controlling with said dosing control signal a gap filler material supply and dosing device to provide a quantity of a gap filler material, said quantity corresponding to said at least one volume of said joining gap ( 1 ), f) filling said quantity of said gap filler material into at least one topography of said first and second joining surface areas, and g) joining said first and second structural components to each other whereby said gap filler material completely fills said joining gap to prevent the formation of air inclusions in the joint.