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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2003
Christopher Alan Myers, Holly, MI (US);
Douglas James Bradley, Howell, MI (US);
Edward A. Umin, Rockwood, MI (US);
Ronald Oral Holcomb, Birmingham, MI (US);
Steven Lum, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Christopher Alan Myers, Holly, MI (US);
Douglas James Bradley, Howell, MI (US);
Edward A. Umin, Rockwood, MI (US);
Ronald Oral Holcomb, Birmingham, MI (US);
Steven Lum, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Automotive Components Holdings, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly provides metallic ends to a composite shaft and a method of fabricating such an assembly. The composite shaft is preferably comprised of reinforced fibers. A metallic inner sleeve is positioned in the cavity of one end of the shaft. A metallic outer sleeve is positioned around the end of the shaft having the inner sleeve therein. The outer sleeve may include structural features, such as dimples, that ensure a stable connection between the sleeve and the shaft. The sleeves are compressibly forced onto the shaft, thereby forming the assembly. Both sleeves are metallic, and therefore provide a surface onto which weld joints can be formed. A preferred method of assembly includes the steps of expanding the inner sleeve and compressing the outer sleeve against the shaft.