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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 1996
Filed:
May. 01, 1995
Michel Rouillot, St Germain En Laye, FR;
GKN Automotive AG, Lohmar, DE;
Abstract
The tubular element is of the type comprising a tube which is composed of a synthetic material reinforced with fibers and has at least one end provided with a metal terminal member having a portion received inside the end portion of the tube. According to the invention, the outer cylindrical surface of the portion of the terminal member is stepped and has a first section whose outside diameter is greater than the inside diameter of a first section of the end portion of the tube in which it is received, and a second section whose outside diameter is reduced and less than or equal to the inside diameter of a second section of the end portion of the tube. The second section, in the assembled state of the tube and terminal member, extends axially in facing relation to the second section of the stepped surface of the portion of the terminal member.