Method of manufacturing a drive shaft
US5685933A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S464/903
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An FRP drive shaft wherein the shaft body and the flanges are formed in a body and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The shaft body is formed by winding a resin impregnated fiber on a mandrel having pins on its circumferential surface while hooking the fiber on the pins. The fiber is then circumferentially wound to form a hoop-like reinforcing band near each end of the shaft body. After the pins and end parts of the mandrel are removed, each end portion of the shaft body is expanded by a pressing mold to form a flange. After hot setting, the remaining part of the mandrel is removed.
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