Patent ID: 8245403
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process of making a base of a shock-absorbing front fork for a bicycle, comprising the steps of: a) providing two straight tubes made of fiber reinforced resin, each of which have a large diameter portion located at an upper section thereof and a smaller diameter portion; b) curing the two straight tubes; c) winding pre-pregs around the upper section of each of two cured straight tubes to form a model of a bridge having a foamable core encased therein; d) placing the model of the bridge and the foamable core in a mold; e) heating the mold in such a way that the pre-pregs are abutted against an inner wall of the mold due to inflation of the foamable core so as to cure the model into a desired shape; and f) obtaining the base comprising the bridge and the straight tubes which are connected integrally, wherein the base is made of fiber reinforced resin.