Torque take-up link for a vehicle engine

Claim 1

A torque take-up link for a vehicle engine, the link being of the type comprising two rigid inside tubes (4, 5) for connection firstly to the chassis (3) of the vehicle and secondly to its engine (2), a rigid hollow outer strength member (7) made of composite material constituted by a synthetic resin reinforced by fibers having a high modulus of elasticity, said strength member (7) thus having two opposite walls (7a, 7b) extending lengthwise and interconnected by a rigid inner strength member (10), and two inside resilient pads (8, 9) of low stiffness interconnecting said opposite walls (7a, 7b) of the outer strength member at respective ones of said inside tubes (4, 5), the link being characterized in that a gap (B) is provided at at least one end of the link between the corresponding resilient pad (8 or 9) and the corresponding end (7c or 7d) of the outer strength member (7), and in that said fibers having a high modulus of elasticity in said outer strength member are crossed and at least a fraction of them extend at an angle (θ) greater than ±30° relative to the axis of the link.