CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT BOOT ASSEMBLY

摘要

A constant velocity joint boot assembly has a boot can connected to an outer race of the joint. The boot can receives a portion of a boot. The thickness of the boot may be changed in different areas to result in different boot performances. A sleeve is connected to the inner race. A portion of the sleeve may have a complementary shape to a portion of the boot, also to result in different boot performance. A clamp may be located over a portion of the boot to secure it to the sleeve.

主权项

1. A constant velocity joint boot assembly, comprising:
a boot can having a first end portion connected to an outer race and a second end portion cantilevered from said outer race, said second end portion having an angled planar portion extending from said first end portion and a crimp head wherein said crimp head curls under said planar portion to define a hollow portion; a boot having an upper slope region, a concave region and a boot clamp region, each of said regions having a range of thicknesses wherein said range of thicknesses constantly decrease from said upper slope region, through said concave region to said boot clamp region, wherein said boot clamp region is defined by a first inside surface planar portion, an inside surface first angled transition, a second inside surface planar portion, a third inside surface planar portion co-planar with said second inside surfaced planar portion, an inside surface second angled transition and an end portion; a sleeve having one end portion connected to an inner surface of an inner race with complementary splines and a second end portion extending axially away from said inner race, said second end portion having a first planar portion complementary to said boot first inside surface planar portion, a first angled transition portion complementary to said boot inside surface first angled transition, a second planar portion complementary to said second and third boot inside surface planar portions, and a second angled transition portion complementary to said boot inside surface second angled transition; and a clamp located over said boot clamping region wherein a centerline of said clamp unequally divides said sleeve second and third planar portions.