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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187110 | Boot mounting structure for constant-speed universal joint, and silicone boot for the constant-speed universal joint A boot-mounting structure for a constant velocity universal joint has a configuration which can prevent a crack caused by interference with a boot band while maintaining a stable sealing property. The boot band (69) is fitted into a fitting groove of a silico... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8172691 | Boot A boot is disclosed having a first attachment region which is assigned to a joint, and a second attachment region which is assigned to a shaft. The boot has a plurality of folds, including a first fold region with at least two folds with a diameter that decreases in... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162767 | Boot for a constant velocity joint A constant velocity joint assembly includes an outer joint member and an inner joint member. A first shaft is coupled to the inner joint member for articulated movement with the inner joint member relative to the outer joint member. A boot is coupled to the first sh... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157661 | Bellows comprising a receiver for a retaining ring and method for producing the same A bellows for a joint arrangement may include pleats, an axis and a joint end, a zone of the joint end being produced by blow molding and forming a receiver for a retaining ring. The receiver, in the proximity of the pleats, has a plurality of outward-pointing bulge... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8096889 | Boot comprising an attachment region with at least three circumferential outside ribs A boot comprising a fold region and an attachment region is disclosed. The attachment region comprises an outside with at least two circumferential ribs extending from a base surface towards the outside and providing for a binder seat surface. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8070612 | Boot for constant-velocity universal joint and cross-grooved constant-velocity universal joint A boot for constant-velocity universal joint comprises a major-diameter cylindrical portion 2, a minor-diameter cylindrical portion 3 being separated away from and being put in place concentrically with the major-diameter cylinder portion 2, and... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8052536 | Boot for universal joint To prevent inverting of a mountain portion of a bellows member when a rotating shaft is angularly displaced, the boot includes a bellows member with large and small diameter mounting members. A first mountain portion nearest the large diameter mounting member rises ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7967687 | Joint structure and boot for joint A flexible section is provided between a small-diameter tube section and a bellows section of a boot for a joint, and the flexible section has a greater flexibility than the small-diameter tube section. When a spline shaft is displaced so as to incline relative to a... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7955179 | Boot for universal joint To make a bellows section of a boot to be flexibly and repeatedly deformable without deterioration in durability, to thereby reduce rotational resistance when a joint angle is large, the boot has the bellows portion where three or more circumferentially extending cr... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7775891 | Boot for joint A boot for a joint, wherein an equal-diameter part and thick-walled parts are formed on the inner peripheral wall of a large diameter tube part. A first tapered part extending from the equal-diameter part is continued with a second tapered part formed at the thick-w... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7753801 | Joint assembly, a wheel bearing apparatus, and the assemblies included in an axle module A joint assembly has a pair of constant velocity universal joints and a connecting drive shaft. A cover unit protects the constant velocity universal joints and prevents hanging down of the joints under their own weight. The unit cover is arranged to cover the outer... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736239 | Homokinetic joint having a sealing arrangement A homokinetic joint includes an inner hub and an outer hub, wherein several pathways are associated together in pairs, wherein balls which are guided in a cage are received in order to transmit torque between the inner hub and the outer hub. A sealing arrangement in... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7695373 | Expandable universal-joint boot A type of flexible boot sized to envelop an object mounted on a smaller shaft with one or both ends of the boot having an expandable opening. When used to protect an automotive type constant velocity joint, the boot will have one plain cylindrical end and one pleate... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7641562 | Boot for universal shaft coupling A boot for a universal shaft coupling, by which an improvement of an assembling workability can be expected, and an improvement of a sealing performance can be expected. The boot for the universal shaft coupling is formed by a rubber elastic body, and separated port... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641563 | Boot for constant-velocity universal joint A boot for constant-velocity universal joint includes a major-diameter fastener, a minor-diameter fastener, and a bellows. The bellows includes a first root, a first crest, a second root, a second crest, a third root, a third crest, a fourth root, a fourth crest, a ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7607986 | Convoluted boot assembly The invention relates to a convoluted boot which serves to seal an annular gap between an outer joint part of a tripode joint and a shaft connected to the inner joint part of the tripode joint. The convoluted boot 1 comprises an elastic adapter ring 2 ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7597628 | Multilobed socket for protection of vehicle transmission and transmission joint equipped with such a socket A transmission joint consists of two drive shafts connected by an articulated mechanical connection. This connection is protected by an elastic socket, such as a sealing bellows, connecting the shafts. One end of this socket is multilobed to cover upon contact a mul... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7585227 | Joint boot In a joint boot to be mounted on an outer housing having a non-circular outer peripheral configuration, the invention is designed for ensuring a high sealing capability without impairing the moldability. To that end, its large-diameter attachment part to be attached... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7540808 | Power transmission shaft, power transmission device incorporating the same and method of forming the same A power transmission shaft includes a swaged boot-engaging groove on an outer circumference of thereof. Further, the power transmission shaft includes a reduced diameter portion provided in the vicinity of the boot-engaging groove. The reduced diameter portion is fo... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7534172 | Direct torque flow constant velocity joint having a non-rotating boot A direct torque flow constant velocity joint connector includes an outer joint part having outer ball tracks and an outer surface, an inner joint part with inner ball tracks, a cage, a plurality of balls held in the cage and engaging the inner and outer ball tracks,... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7513831 | Power transmission device with slip spline shaft assembly having boot integrated deflector A power transmission device includes a housing, first and second shafts and a generally tubular boot. The housing has an aperture that at least the first shaft passes through. The first and second shafts are coupled together through a splined connection causing the ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7488258 | Universal joint boot A universal joint boot having a boot body including a bellows part and an opening portion which is formed in one end of the bellows part and into which a case for receiving one member of two members moving relatively to each other is inserted. An annular adaptor is ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7488259 | Resin boots for constant velocity universal joint A resin boots for constant velocity universal joint, including: a resin bellows including an approximately conical bellows-shaped portion with its inner hollow part, a small diameter end portion communicated with an inner space of the bellows-shaped portion and arra... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7468000 | Boot for universal joint A boot for a universal joint including a first sleeve portion defining a first circular opening and a second sleeve portion spaced from the first sleeve portion along a boot axis, the second sleeve portion defining a second circular opening having a smaller diameter... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7445557 | Constant velocity joint boot A smaller cylindrical portion having a clamp groove formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof has a cylindrical surface portion which extends straight in an axial direction, an inclined surface portion which extends, while being inclined, radially outwardly from... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7419166 | Steering rack boot A boot includes a major-diameter fastener, a first bellows, a second bellows, a minor-diameter-side bellows, and a minor-diameter fastener. The major-diameter fastener is to be fastened to a mating major-diameter member. The first bellows is disposed continuously fr... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7396050 | Sleeve-like device for the hydraulic connection between an external synchronous motor electropump and washing machine A coupling device for a dishwasher pump with a synchronous motor and external stator, comprising a first tang connected to the delivery tube of the pump, a second tang connected to the suitable pipeline of a washing tank and a connection mean part. The connection me... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396286 | Boot for constant velocity universal joint Shifting prevention and sealing property between a boot for a constant velocity universal joint, having a thick portion on the inner peripheral surface of a large-diameter-side end portion and the outer peripheral surface of a tripod joint casing are enhanced, costs... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371181 | Sealing system for constant velocity joint An apparatus and method that can be applied, for example, to seal a constant velocity joint. In a first aspect, a primary boot having a body defining a substantially smooth interior surface and a secondary boot associated with the primary boot and spaced from the in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357725 | Boot for constant velocity universal joint A boot for a constant velocity universal joint, having an inner surface that is prevented from contacting an edge portion of an outer housing of a constant velocity universal joint regardless of the bend of the boot. The boot includes a large end portion, a small en... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354349 | Reinforced rolling boot A sealing sleeve (11) of the rolling boot type having a first larger, substantially cylindrical collar (12), a second smaller, substantially cylindrical collar (13), as a well as a wall portion (14) which is positioned between the collars... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347787 | Joint boot In a joint boot to be mounted on an outer housing having a non-circular outer contour, intended to axial positioning without impairing the mountability to the outer housing. The joint boot (10) comprises a boot body (18) including a large-diameter atta... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338383 | Constant velocity joint boot Positioning projections for engaging recesses in an outer peripheral surface of a mating member project from an inner peripheral surface of a grommet, and the position of a minimum inside diameter portion of each positioning projection after being fitted to the mati... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338384 | Propshaft boot with integrated bearing seal deflector A power transmission device includes a housing, first and second shafts and a generally tubular boot. The housing has an aperture that at least the first shaft passes through. The first and second shafts are coupled together through a splined connection causing the ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326119 | Boot for constant velocity universal joint A boot for a constant velocity universal joint includes a minor-diameter cylinder, a major-diameter cylinder, and a bellows. The major-diameter cylinder includes a sealing protrusion rim, a plurality of flanges, and positioning protrusions. The sealing protrusion ri... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322579 | Spline shaft seal assembly The present invention relates to seals and, in particular, to a seal that retains lubrication between the interface of a spline shaft and a sleeve shaft, which move relative to each other. The seal body has a flexible body with an axis and alternating projections an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7297066 | Resin joint boot In a resin joint boot installed on an outer housing having a non-circular outer configuration as in a tripod constant velocity joint, assembling properties of its large-diameter attachment part are improved. The large-diameter attachment part of the joint boot assum... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290771 | Bellows seals for thermoacoustic devices and reciprocating machinery A bellows has an elongated bellows body defined by a flexible wall. The wall encloses a volume and extends between a first end and a second end. The body has a cross-sectional shape and a cross-sectional dimension that are generally constant between the first and se... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281984 | Boot with articulating and plunging convolutes An improved boot for use in sealing a constant velocity joint and ball spline joint assembly includes a plurality of articulating convolutes, a grease catching member, and a first stabilizing member adapted to ride above an inner race of the ball spline joint to joi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264549 | Joint boot A joint boot, wherein sealing performance of a large-diameter attachment part to an outer casing is enhanced, includes a large-diameter attachment part 2, a small-diameter attachment part 4 and a bellows part 5. The large-diameter attachment par... | 09/04/2007 |
