Crossmember made of a fiber-reinforced composite material for a vehicle dashboard and method for manufacturing same
US9493192B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1051
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a dashboard crossmember (1) for a vehicle, including a crossbar (2) as well as at least one connection flange (3) designed to enable said crossbar to be attached to the body of said vehicle, said crossmember being characterized in that said crossbar (2) includes a bearing web (10) made of a fiber-reinforced composite material including continuous libers (7) arranged within a matrix (8), and preferably results from the assembly of a plurality of preformed basic parts (13, 14, 15) each produced by bending a composite material lap piece (11) about a single direction of the space so as to avoid overstretching or dislocating the network of fibers (7) of each of said laps.
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