Protective second boot for connectable components, for preventing accidents involving drivelines incorporating shafts with universal joints or the like
OwnerEdi Bondioliinventor
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Abstract
The second boot that protects parts adjacent to a fixed box from which there projects a rotating hub that is to be connected to a driveline (with the possible presence of a friction clutch or of a torque limiting means) comprises—attached to the fixed box (1)—a disc (11) with a peripheral edge (11A) for engagement and fastening; and a sleeve (17) that can be engaged inside the edge (11A-11B) of said disc (11), with fastening clips (22) capable of being clipped to and unclipped from said edge (11A-11B). Said sleeve (17) may include protective layers around the parts which it encloses.
Claims10
A fixed box boot for protecting parts adjacent to a fixed box from which there projects a rotating hub that it to be connected to a driveline incorporating a jointed shaft with its protective covering, said boot being characterized in that it comprises:
- attached to the fixed box a disc with a peripheral edge for engagement and fastening;
- and a sleeve that can be engaged inside the edge of said disc with fastening clips capable of being clipped to and unclipped from said edge, said disc including ventilation apertures, with deformations that function in conjunction with the passage defined between the sleeve and the protective boot that surrounds the universal joint of the driveline, these deformations tending to limit any deforming of said skirt.
A driveline arrangement comprising:
- a fixed housing;
- a joined shaft extending from said fixed housing;
- a shaft boot arranged around said jointed shaft;
- a disc attached to the fixed housing, said disc including a peripheral edge;
- a sleeve having a first end engageable with said peripheral edge, said sleeve having a second end defining a passage with said shaft boot, said disc including ventilation apertures with deformations that function in conjunction with said passage, said deformations limiting deformation of said second end of said sleeve;
- fastening clips for clipping and unclipping said first end of said sleeve to and from said peripheral edge of said disc.
A driveline boot comprising:
- a disc attachable to a fixed housing, said disc including a peripheral edge;
- a sleeve having a first end engageable with said peripheral edge, said sleeve having a second end;
- an insulating tubular layer arranged on an inside of said second end of said sleeve;
- a tubular sheet metal piece also arranged inside said second end of said sleeve for reinforcing said sleeve;
- fastening clips for clipping and unclipping said first end of said sleeve to and from said peripheral edge of said disc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.