Spacer for use in precision bonding applications that provides enhanced shear strength
A spacer-locator with integrated locator pins and spacer tabs for use in joining applications. The spacer-locator provides consistent and accurate spacing between mating surfaces and the locator pins provide enhanced location control of the joining components while providing a mechanical advantage to the shear strength at the joint. Also, a spacer-locator for joining at least two objects along mating surfaces, the spacer-locator constraining at least two degrees of freedom for the objects to be joined.
1. A system for spacing at least two surfaces, comprising:
a first object with a first mating surface;
a second object with a second mating surface; and
at least one spacer tab with at least one locator pin; and
wherein the at least one spacer tab includes at least one fluid channel.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one locator pin includes a non-circular cross-section.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one locator pin constrains movement of the first mating surface and the second mating surface in at least two dimensions.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first mating surface and the second mating surface are planar or non-planar.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first mating surface includes at least one locator positioning hole.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one locator pin is non-perpendicular to the first mating surface and the second mating surface.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one locator pin further includes at least two locator pins connected by the at least one spacer tab.
8. A system for spacing at least two surfaces, comprising: a first object with a first mating surface;
a second object with a second mating surface; and
at least two locator pins connected by at least one spacer tab.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the at least two locator pins includes a non-circular cross-section.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the at least two locator pins constrains movement of the first mating surface and the second mating surface in at least two dimensions.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the at least two locator pins is integral with the second mating surface.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first mating surface and the second mating surface are planar or non-planar.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one spacer tab includes at least one fluid channel.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the at least two locator pins is non-perpendicular to the first mating surface and the second mating surface.
15. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first mating surface includes at least one locator positioning hole.
16. The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one spacer tab is integral with the first mating surface.
17. A system for spacing at least two surfaces, comprising: a first object with a first mating surface;
a second object with a second mating surface; and at least one locator pin;
wherein the at least one locator pin is non-perpendicular to the first mating surface and the second mating surface.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the at least one locator pin includes a non-circular cross-section.
19. The system of claim 17 , further comprising at least one fluid channel.
20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the at least one locator pin further includes at least two locator pins.