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US 6,203,024 B1Granted
Bellows
AssigneeContiTech Formteile GmbH
InventorsCharl Liebich, Helmut Ganswindt
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Abstract
A bellows for encasing the connecting region of a tie bar of a motor vehicle is provided. The inner surface of the mounting collar is provided with projections that extend at an oblique angle to the axis of the mounting collar. Free spaces that remain next to and between the projections can be filled with a lubricant.
Claims12
A bellows for encasing the connecting region of a tie bar, comprising:
- a folded body which is provided on an axial end thereof with a mounting collar that by means of a fixing strap is adapted to be fixed on said tie bar, wherein an inner surface of said mounting collar is provided with radially inwardly directed projections that in a designated installed state of said bellows are subjected to a radial contact pressure of said fixing strap, wherein boundary lines that circumscribe said projections, at least along a part of a path of said boundary lines, form an angle of other than 90° with a longitudinal axis of said mounting collar, wherein free spaces remain next to and between said projections on said inner surface of said mounting collar, and wherein said free spaces contain lubricant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.