Connecting device for improved alignment

A connecting and aligning system the system comprising a pin and a receiving member having a receiving planar surface with at least one opening being big enough to provide space between the pin and the receiving member to allow freedom of movement for an alignment process, and a connecting device having a main body with a contact plane, said main body having at least one opening whereby the connecting device is placed with the contact plane towards the receiving planar surface so that the at least one opening of the connecting device overlaps the at least one opening of the receiving surface, and the pin is inserted into said overlap, said system further comprising means for exerting a force between the contact plane of the connecting device and the receiving planar surface of the receiving member, wherein the orientation of the pin with respect to the receiving planar surface of the receiving member can vary with six degrees of freedom in the alignment process, and for all orientations, the contact plane of the connecting device and the receiving planar surface of the receiving member remain parallel to each other.

A method for connecting and aligning a pin and a receiving member, having a receiving planar surface with at least one opening being big enough to provide space between the pin and the receiving member to allow freedom of movement for an alignment process, and a connecting device having a main body with a contact plane, said main body having at least one opening, the method comprising:

• placing the connecting device with the contact plane towards the receiving planar surface so that an opening of the connecting device overlaps an opening of the receiving surface, and
• inserting the pin into said overlap, exerting a force between the contact plane of the connecting device and the receiving planar surface, wherein the orientation of the pin towards the receiving planar surface can vary with six degrees of freedom in the alignment process, and for all orientations, the contact plane of the connecting device and the receiving planar surface of the receiving member remain parallel to each other.

A connecting and aligning system the system comprising a pin and a receiving member having a receiving planar surface with at least one opening being big enough to provide space between the pin and the receiving member to allow freedom of movement for an alignment process, and a connecting device having a main body with a contact plane, said main body having at least one opening whereby the connecting device is placed with the contact plane towards the receiving planar surface so that the at least one opening of the connecting device overlaps the at least one opening of the receiving surface, and the pin is inserted into said overlap, said system further comprising a member configured to exert a force between the contact plane of the connecting device and the receiving planar surface of the receiving member, wherein the orientation of the pin with respect to the receiving planar surface of the receiving member can vary with six degrees of freedom in the alignment process, and for all orientations, the contact plane of the connecting device and the receiving planar surface of the receiving member remain parallel to each other.