| 发明名称 |
CRIMPLESS BOOT |
| 摘要 |
A constant velocity joint may include a shaft and a boot assembly. The boot assembly may include a boot having a boot neck. The boot neck may include a boot lip. A shaft may be rotationally coupled to a housing and may define a shaft groove. An attachment mechanism may be integrated within the boot neck. The shaft groove may be configured to receive the boot lip and the attachment mechanism may exert a radial force on the groove to secure the boot neck to the shaft. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2014179449(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.06.26 |
| 申请号 |
US201213721589 |
申请日期 |
2012.12.20 |
| 申请人 |
GKN Driveline North America, Inc. |
发明人 |
Miller Michael;LaMothe Eric J.;D'Angelo Sam Junior |
| 分类号 |
F16D3/84 |
主分类号 |
F16D3/84 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A boot comprising:
a boot neck including a boot lip; an attachment mechanism at least partially disposed within the boot neck such that the attachment mechanism is integral with the boot neck and wherein the attachment mechanism is overmolded into the boot neck; wherein the boot lip is configured for receipt by a groove of a shaft and the attachment mechanism is configured to exert radial force on the groove to secure the boot neck to the shaft and the attachment mechanism includes an elastic property and is configured to expand before being received in the groove and to retract to exert the radial force on the shaft after the lip is received by the groove. |
| 地址 |
Auburn Hills MI US |
