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.
Claims17
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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.