VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER ANTRIEBSWELLE

摘要

A method is disclosed for forming a drive shaft by bonding a metallic drive shaft operating member, such as a tube yoke 14, directly to a composite tube 12 of fibre-reinforced resin, with the composite tube having been cut to size from a multiple length composite tube. A taper is formed in the end of the tube and a taper is formed on the end of the metallic member adapted to be inserted into the tube. An adhesive containing glass beads 28 of a selected diameter for controlling the bond line thickness and spacing the tapers between the composite tube and the metallic member is applied to the taper on the metallic member. The metallic member is then securely axially inserted into the tube with a circumferential twisting movement to obtain a controlled bond line. The adhesive is then cured to form a drive shaft.