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US 2024/0052877 A1Published application
Rod for connecting members of a motor vehicle, and associated manufacturing method
AssigneeContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
InventorsSébastien Oger, Franck Kerguelen
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Abstract
The invention relates to a connecting rod comprising, at each of its two ends, a connecting part intended to cooperate with an external member, one of these connecting parts comprising a yoke (1) and the other of these connecting parts comprising an eyelet (3), said yoke (1) being connected to said eyelet (3) by a continuous reinforcing strip (5) forming a loop, said yoke (1), said eyelet (3) and said strip (5) being overmolded at least partially by a thermoplastic material (15).
Claims10
1-7. (canceled)
A connecting rod comprising:
- a connecting part intended to cooperate with an external member and located at an end;
- a second connecting part located at a second end;
- the second connecting part comprising a yoke;
- the connecting part comprising an eyelet;
- a reinforcing strip connected to the connecting part and the second connecting part, the reinforcing strip having a loop;
- and
- the yoke and eyelet being overmolded by a thermoplastic material.
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A method of manufacturing a connecting rod, the method comprising:
- passing a reinforcing strip inside a yoke and around an eyelet;
- placing the reinforcing strip, the yoke and the eyelet in an injection mold;
- and
- injecting overmolding material inside the mold to form the connecting rod.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.