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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Ignacio Lobo Casanova, Markdorf, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A fiber-reinforced plastic chassis may include a steering element, where the steering element comprises at least one reinforcement structure formed with continuous fibers, where the steering element comprises at least one stiffening structure formed with short and/or long fibers, where the at least one reinforcement structure is formed integrally with the at least one stiffening structure via a thermosetting matrix material, and where the steering element comprises a plurality of bearing receivers integrated in at least one of the at least one reinforcement structure and the at least one stiffening structure for receiving bearing elements.