Cross tie for a vehicle chassis and method for making the same
AssigneeGroep Stevens International, Naamloze Vennootschap
InventorJan Verhaeghe
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Abstract
Method for making a cross tie (9) for a vehicle chassis (3) and a vehicle chassis provided with such a cross tie, according to which method the cross tie (9) is at least partially made of composite material, characterised in that the cross tie (9) is made with an almost cylindrical center part (10) and a part (11) connected to both ends thereof which widens towards the end of the cross tie (9), whereby the above-mentioned parts (10 and 11) are made in one piece by means of filament winding, and the filaments are provided in the central part (10) at an angle which is larger than 45° in relation to the longitudinal direction of the cross tie (9), and whereby they are transform into an angle which is smaller than 45° in the widening parts (11).
Claims16
A method for making a cross tie for a vehicle chassis according to which method the cross tie is at least partially made of composite material, said method comprising the steps of forming the cross tie with a substantially cylindrical central part and a widening part connected to both ends thereof which widens towards the end of the cross tie, wherein said central and widening parts are made into one piece by means of filament winding, including winding the filaments in the central part at an angle which is larger than 45° in relation to the longitudinal direction of the cross tie, and an angle which is smaller than 45° in the widening parts.
A cross tie for a vehicle chassis, the cross tie comprising a substantially cylindrical central part and a widening part connected to both ends thereof which widens towards the end of the cross tie, said central and widening parts being made by means of filament winding, wherein the filaments are provided in the central part at an angle which is larger than 45° in relation to the longitudinal direction of the cross tie, and are transformed into an angle which is smaller than 45° in the widening parts, said widening parts of said cross tie connecting at end portions thereof to a vehicle chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.