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US 9,850,960 B2Granted
Overmoulded profile boot can assembly
AssigneeGKN Driveline North America, Inc.
InventorsSam Junior D'Angelo, Samuel J. Oram
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Abstract
In at least some implementations, a constant velocity joint includes a first rotational member and a boot can assembly coupled to the first rotational member. The boot can assembly includes a boot can, a boot and a seal carried by the boot can and arranged to engage and seal against the first rotational member when the boot can assembly is coupled to the first rotational member. The boot and seal may be formed from the same piece of material and may be bonded to the boot can. The boot and seal may be overmolded onto the boot can.
Claims15
A constant velocity joint, comprising:
- a first rotational member having a central axis;
- and
- a boot can assembly coupled to the first rotational member and having a boot can that has a transition portion perpendicular to said central axis, a boot coupled to the boot can, and a seal formed in one piece with the boot, carried by the boot, and engaged with said first rotational member, and wherein said seal includes a plurality of ribs extending from said boot and engaged with said first rotational member;
- and
- wherein said boot includes an extension received between and engaged by said transition portion and said first rotational member and interconnecting said seal and said boot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.