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US4421497A
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Fiber-reinforced drive shaft
Assignee: Philips Kommunikations Industrie AG
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Filing: 1980-11-03
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Granted: 1983-12-20
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Expires: 2000-11-03
Abstract
Abstract A drive shaft for motor vehicles has a tubular shaft portion of synthetic plastic resin in which fibers are embedded. Metallic end pieces are in part received in and bonded to the shaft portion; connecting elements can be connected to the parts which project outwardly from the shaft portion. A method of making this shaft is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut Federmann
- 👤 Joachim Bausch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:59
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C3/00; F16C3/02; F16C3/026; B; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B29C70/68; B29C70/86; F16D; F16D1/00; F16D1/02; F16D1/027; F16D3/00; F16D3/16; F16D3/26; F16D3/38; F16D3/382; F16D3/387; F16C2326/00; F16C2326/01; F16C2326/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
Drive shaft, particularly for motor vehicles, comprising a tubular shaft composed of fiber-reinforced synthetic plastic resin and including a plurality of wound layers of resin-impregnated fibers, with the windings of the inner and outer layers being helical and having a low pitch, but for intermediate layers with a pitch angle of about 30°-60° and with the windings of successive layers crossing one another; a metallic end pieces at each axial end of said tubular shaft and having a smaller-diameter inner anchoring portion received in the respective axial end and bonded thereto, and a larger-diameter outer ring portion of one piece with the anchoring portion, said ring portion having an axial end face facing toward and bonded to the adjacent end faces of said tubular shaft so as to protect the same against ambient influences.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
Drive shaft, particularly for motor vehicles, comprising a tubular shaft composed of fiber-reinforced synthetic plastic resin and including a plurality of wound layers of resin-impregnated fibers, with the windings of the inner and outer layers being helical and having a low pitch, but for intermediate layers with a pitch angle of about 30°-60° and with the windings of successive layers crossing one another; a metallic end pieces at each axial end of said tubular shaft and having a smaller-diameter inner anchoring portion received in the respective axial end and bonded thereto, and a larger-diameter outer ring portion of one piece with the anchoring portion, said ring portion having an axial end face facing toward and bonded to the adjacent end faces of said tubular shaft so as to protect the same against ambient influences.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Drive shaft as defined in claim 1, said anchoring portion and said ring portion having identical inner diameters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
Drive shaft as defined in claim 1, said tubular shaft including at least one resin-impregnated fiber layer interposed between two successive ones of said wound layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
Drive shaft as defined in claim 1, wherein said pitch angle is 45° and the windings of successive layers cross one another substantially in direction normal to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
Drive shaft as defined in claim 1, said anchoring portion having a constant inner diameter and an outer diameter which decreases in direction inwardly of said tubular shaft.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
Drive shaft as defined in claim 5, said anchoring portion having an outer surface which conically converges in direction axially inwardly of said tubular shaft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
Drive shaft as defined in claim 5, said anchoring portion having an outer surface which converges stepwise in direction axially inwardly of said tubular shaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A drive shaft as defined in claim 5, said anchoring portion having an outer surface which arcuately converges in direction axially inwardly of said tubular shaft.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
Drive shaft as defined in claim 1, said anchoring portion being cylindrical and having an outer surface provided with roughened areas, said ring portion having a bevelled circumferential end face.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
Drive shaft as defined in claim 1, said end pieces each having an outer circumferential groove in the region of a transition between the respective anchoring portion and ring portion.
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