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US 11,073,180 B2Granted
Constant velocity joint with cooperating boot and shaft vent channels
AssigneeNeapco Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC
InventorsNick Dubiel, Robert J. Wehner, Michael Hopson
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Abstract
A constant velocity joint includes a shaft and an inner race coupled to the shaft. The inner race has a shaft groove formed thereon. A boot assembly engages the shaft and covers the inner race. A pair of grooves is axially formed in the boot assembly. The shaft groove provides communication between the pair of grooves.
Claims20
A constant velocity joint comprising:
- a shaft having a shaft groove formed thereon;
- an inner race coupled to the shaft;
- a boot assembly engaging the shaft;
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- a pair of grooves axially formed in the boot assembly, wherein the shaft groove provides communication between the pair of grooves.
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A constant velocity joint comprising:
- an outer race defining a chamber;
- an inner race received in the chamber of the outer race;
- a shaft coupled to and extending outwardly from the inner race;
- a boot assembly engaging the outer race and the shaft to enclose the chamber;
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- a single continuous channel providing direct fluid communication between the chamber and the environment or between the chamber and an inner region enclosed by a diaphragm formed at an end of the boot assembly, a first portion of the channel is formed in the boot assembly and a second portion of the channel is formed directly in the shaft.
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A constant velocity joint comprising:
- an outer race defining a chamber;
- an inner race received in the chamber of the outer race;
- a shaft coupled to and extending outwardly from the inner race, the shaft having a shaft groove formed in an outer surface thereof;
- a boot assembly engaging the outer race and the shaft to enclose the chamber, the boot assembly including a boot cover engaging the outer race and a boot member engaging the shaft, the boot member including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the boot member extending radially outwardly from the second portion to the boot cover and the second portion directly engaging the shaft;
- a first groove formed in the inner surface of the second portion of the boot member;
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- a second groove formed on the inner surface of the second portion of the boot member, the second groove angularly displaced from the first groove, and the shaft groove providing fluid communication between the first groove and the second groove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.