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Bellows comprising a receiver for a retaining ring and method for producing the same

US8157661B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GKN Driveline International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thorsten Scholtz · Rheinbreitbach, DE
Markus Deisinger · Siegburg, DE
Ralf Schumacher · Lemgo, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2006
Grant date	Apr 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D3/845
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

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 bulged portions that form a recess and at least one inclined receiving edge.

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