摘要 |
<p>A method of joining two components, such as body modules of a motor vehicle, is described which comprises the steps of: a) providing inserts (18, 19) recessed into the mating surface between the two components (1, 5), the inserts being opposite one another when the components are in the position in which they are to be joined, there being in each pair of facing inserts a first insert (19) having the form of a socket open at only one end and a second insert (18) having the form of a sleeve open at both ends; b) holding the components (1, 5) together in the position in which they are to be joined; c) inserting into each pair of aligned inserts (18, 19) a hollow plug (22) which is received with clearance in the two inserts (18, 19), and d) injecting a curable plastics material through the hollow plug (22) into the space between the plug (22) and the two inserts (18, 19), the plastics material being injected from the same side of the modules as the plug is introduced into the aligned inserts.</p> |