Rubber outboard deflector ring
AssigneeSteering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
InventorsAdam J. Tebbe, Ray A. Baker, Scott T. Phillpotts
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Abstract
A constant velocity joint assembly includes a housing body having an outer surface and an inner surface extending between a first housing end and a second housing end along a central axis. The inner surface of the housing body defines a raceway. A plurality of rollers are disposed in the raceway. A flexible boot is operably fixed to the housing body, with the flexible boot extending along the central axis. A deflector ring is fixed to the outer surface of the housing body. The deflector ring has a metal inner ring portion and a non-metal outer ring portion.
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A constant velocity joint assembly, comprising:
- a housing body having an outer surface and an inner surface extending between a first housing end and a second housing end along a central axis, the inner surface of the housing body defining a raceway;
- a plurality of rollers disposed in the raceway;
- a flexible boot operably fixed to the housing body, the flexible boot extending along the central axis;
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- a deflector ring fixed to the outer surface of the housing body, the deflector ring having a rigid inner ring portion and a flexible, resilient outer ring portion, said rigid inner ring portion and said flexible, resilient outer ring portion being formed of dissimilar materials.
A constant velocity joint housing, comprising:
- a housing body having an outer surface and an inner surface extending between a first housing end and a second housing end along a central axis, the inner surface of the housing body defining a raceway;
- a flexible boot operably fixed to the housing body, the flexible boot extending along the central axis;
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- a deflector ring fixed to the outer surface of the housing body, the deflector ring having a rigid inner ring portion and a flexible, resilient outer ring portion, said rigid inner ring portion and said flexible, resilient outer ring portion being formed of dissimilar materials.
A deflector ring for a constant velocity joint, comprising:
- a rigid inner ring portion, and
- a flexible, resilient outer ring portion fixed to the rigid inner ring portion, said flexible, resilient outer ring portion extending radially outwardly from the rigid inner portion, wherein the rigid inner ring portion and the flexible, resilient outer ring portion are dissimilar materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.