Maclean-Fogg Company

Robert G Budzyn

Jiri V Pazdirek

Timothy H Daily

An automotive suspension stabilizer bar includes a fiber-reinforced composite rod having sets of fibers oriented at 0&#xb0;, +45&#xb0;, and &#x2212;45&#xb0; with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rod. Each end of the rod is secured to a respective light metal arm by first positioning the rod end in a recess in the arm and then crimping the arm about the rod end. The result is a lightweight, corrosion-resistant stabilizer bar.

Stabilizer bar

A composite support comprising, a composite tube that is provided with an outer diameter and includes a first fiber layer including a resin and glass fibers that have been wound around a mandrel, a second fiber layer including glass fibers that have been wound around the first fiber layer, and an outermost fiber layer including glass fibers that is located around the second fiber layer, a housing that is at least in part spirally shaped and located around at least a portion of the composite tube, a plurality of fittings, wherein at least one of the fittings includes an aluminum and an anchoring surface, and the anchoring surface is provided with a diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the composite tube and secures, at least in part, the fitting to the composite tube, so that, after assembly, the fitting and the composite tube are generally coaxial.

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Elgin, IL, United States of America

Robert G Budzyn