Boot for joints, such as constant velocity joints, with a transition area

US9353799B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GKN Driveline International GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Joachim Wette · Hennef (Sieg), DE
• Markus Deisinger · Siegburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 22, 2014
• Grant date: May 31, 2016
• Expiry date: Apr 22, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16J3/041
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A boot for joints, such as constant velocity joints, has a first attachment region and a fold region with a plurality of folds with peaks and roots and a transition area adjacent to the last fold arranged near said first attachment region. The transition area includes a connecting root between said last fold in the transition part, wherein at least part of said transition part is inclined towards said first attachment region, and wherein said transition part, in a cross-sectional view in a direction of a main axis of the boot, has a convex or an essentially planar shape.