Bellows seal for ball and socket joints
US4419027A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1981 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32762
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a ball and socket joint comprising a ball and a socket in mutual swivelling sliding engagement with each other, the ball having a stud integrally formed at one end thereof and projecting outwardly through one end of the socket, the improvement consisting in forming the socket with a diverging frusto-conical flange extending in the direction of the stud and defining an integrally formed retention flange for a flexible oil-resistant seal having a bellows type body provided at one end with an annular band stretched over the periphery of the stud and at the other end with a reinforcing bead stretched over the retention flange.
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