Patent ID: 6030570
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: B29C,B29L,B60G,B62D,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a torque rod comprising the steps of:forming a reinforcement plate having a first bore and a second bore therethrough; andencasing at least a portion of the reinforcement plate in a polymeric shell, the polymeric shell being of a different material than the reinforcement plate, the polymeric shell having a first end shell encasing said first bore, the first end shell defining a first connector bore for attaching the torque rod to a vehicle, the polymeric shell having a second end shell encasing said second bore, the second end shell defining a second connector bore for attaching the torque rod to the vehicle, the reinforcement plate increasing the tensile, compression and torsional strength of the first and second connecting bores.