Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
277634000 | Flexible sleeve, boot, or diaphragm | 56 |
20080224420 | Resilient Sealing Sleeve - When, according to the invention, a sealing sleeve is made of HNBR polymer and is provided with a bushing ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080231002 | Tight Package Sensor Seal - A tight package sensor seal includes a first seal portion engaging an outer surface of a sensor body and including a stop surface floatingly engaging a peripheral face surrounding a bore in a cover member. The first seal portion includes a reinforcing insert disposed therein. A second seal portion is axially spaced from the first seal portion and a flexible membrane extends axially between the first and second seal portions. The second seal portion engages an inner diameter of a bore in a cover member and includes a reinforcing insert therein. The sensor seal takes up a small radial space yet allows for radial offset of the sensor body relative to the bore of the cover member. | 09-25-2008 |
20080237999 | DUST BOOT RETENTION SYSTEM - A dust boot retention system includes a jounce bumper having an end portion with an outer diameter and an annular recessed groove adjacent to the end portion. A dust boot is attached to the jounce bumper and has an upper flange including a radially inwardly extending portion and an axially extending portion extending from an innermost portion of the radially inwardly extending portion. The axially extending portion has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the end portion of the jounce bumper. A rate ring secures the dust boot to the jounce bumper. The rate ring includes an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the end portion of the jounce bumper. The rate ring includes an annular recessed channel in a first end thereof for receiving the axially extending portion of the dust boot. The rate ring and the upper flange are press fit over the end portion of the jounce bumper whereby the rate ring is received in the annular recessed groove and secures the end portion of the dust boot to the jounce bumper. | 10-02-2008 |
20080246229 | Seal for Effecting a Sealing Between Parts Having Limited Mobility - The seal comprising a rubber-elastic body ( | 10-09-2008 |
20090014966 | Folding Bellows Arrangement For A Tripod Joint Unit - In order to achieve the object of making available a folding bellows arrangement by means of which the acting clamping forces can be transmitted as uniformly as possible to the joint outer part of a tripod joint unit, it is proposed that such a folding bellows arrangement comprises a folding bellows ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090115142 | SELF-REPAIRING BOOT FOR A CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT - A boot assembly for an articulating joint is provided, including an inner layer and an outermost layer. The inner layer is constructed from a first material and the outermost layer is constructed from a second material that is different from the first material. The outermost layer at least partially covers the inner layer, and the second material includes a self-repairing polymer. | 05-07-2009 |
20090146383 | BEARING SEAL AND SWING DEVICE - A bearing seal includes an outer seal easily displaceable in the radial direction, an inner ring as a ring-shaped rigid portion not extendable in the radial direction, an inner seal having a seal lip, and an outer ring arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the outer seal, in which the spring constant of the inner seal is set to be larger than the spring constant of the outer seal. The sealing performance between the inner seal and the pin is ensured by using the ring-shaped rigid portion as a boundary. When the pin is displaced in the radial direction, the ring-shaped rigid portion is integrally displaced with the pin via the inner seal, and the displacement of the ring-shaped rigid portion can be absorbed by the outer seal. | 06-11-2009 |
20090152822 | Metal fixture for dust cover - To reduce weight and simplify mold structure, an annular metal fixture ( | 06-18-2009 |
20090160136 | Selectively Expandable and Contractible Barrier - A barrier membrane assembly for sealing a constant velocity joint assembly includes at least one selectively expandable and contractible barrier membrane body. The barrier membrane body has no openings therethrough and may selectively expand and contract in response to operational pressures acting against the barrier membrane body. | 06-25-2009 |
20090236806 | Sealing element and sealing assembly for homokinetic joints - There is disclosed a sealing assembly including a sealing element and its placement in homokinetic joints. This sealing element is for sealing the outer joint part relative to a pipe or a hollow shaft. The sealing element is connected with the outer joint part which is connected with a sealing rolled bellows on the opposite side. In this case, the sealing element is configured as a closure lid provided with a pressed projection, and a set back piece on its outer circumference. This lid includes a cylindrical or turned over shape, and is disposed on the outer joint part of the homokinetic joint by way of the pressed projection and by means of secondary weld seams of a friction weld or magnetic arc weld that connects the outer joint part with a pipe. This connection is with a shape fit or a force fit whereby the closure lid in the set back partial piece is configured with a circumferential groove 16 as well as with planned breakage points. | 09-24-2009 |
20100164186 | INNER SEAL FOR CV JOINT BOOT - An inner seal is provided for protecting a CV joint boot for a CV joint. The CV joint includes a bearing, a back sealing means and a front can. The bearing operatively connects a first shaft and a second shaft. The bearing has an inner race and an outer race and has a front and a back. The first shaft is connected to the inner race. The second shaft is connected to the outer race. The front can is connected to the outer race. The back sealing means seals against leakage of lubricant from the back of the bearing. The inner seal comprises an inner seal body having a front can sealing portion for sealing with the front can to inhibit the migration of lubricant from the bearing therebetween. The inner seal body has a shaft sealing portion for sealing with the first shaft to inhibit the migration of lubricant from the bearing therebetween. The inner seal body has a shield portion that extends between the front can sealing portion and the shaft sealing. | 07-01-2010 |
20100207333 | SEAL MEMBER - Provided is a seal member, which is used in a heating furnace having an insertion port to which an end of a rod to be heated is inserted and seals between the insertion port and a surface of the rod inserted to the insertion port in an airtight manner, the seal member having: a plurality of seal chips in thin strips arranged along an inner surface of the insertion port in an airtight manner, each seal chip having one end held by the inner surface of the insertion port and the other end elongated towards inside the insertion port, where (a) when the rod is not inserted in the insertion port, each of the plurality of seal chips forms a slanting angle with respect to an insertion direction of the rod and (b) when the rod is inserted in the insertion port, the other end of each of the plurality of seal chips is pressed against a surface of the rod by means of elastic deformation. | 08-19-2010 |
20100219590 | BOOT MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR CONSTANT-SPEED UNIVERSAL JOINT, AND SILICONE BOOT FOR THE CONSTANT-SPEED UNIVERSAL JOINT - Provided are a boot-mounting structure for a constant velocity universal joint and a silicone boot for a constant velocity universal joint, which can prevent a crack caused by interference with a boot band while maintaining a stable sealing property. The boot band ( | 09-02-2010 |
20100230907 | ACTUATOR - An actuator equipped with a boot for preventing an intruder from intruding into the actuator by way of an output axis's surface includes a plate formed in a cylindrical shape, having an end in which a flange to which an end portion of the above-mentioned boot is locked is formed and being fitted to the above-mentioned output axis, and a projection formed on an outer surface of the above-mentioned output axis in such away as to lock the above-mentioned plate. A breathing hole for communicating the interior of the above-mentioned boot with the exterior of the above-mentioned boot is disposed between the above-mentioned output axis and the above-mentioned plate. | 09-16-2010 |
20100283213 | SEALING DEVICE FOR PRISMATIC BODY - A sealing device for a prismatic body that includes an elastic tube disposed on an inner circumference of a frame body, in which a prismatic body W, which is an object of sealing, is inserted. The elastic tube has a shorter inner circumferential length than an outer circumferential length of the prismatic body W. The frame body is formed with an air vent that connects to a backside of the elastic tube, with a vacuum source being connected to this air vent so that the elastic tube is expandable to increase its inner diameter by being sucked toward the frame body. Release of the vacuum from the elastic tube after insertion provides an instantaneous seal. | 11-11-2010 |
20100295256 | INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR BOOT FOR CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - Provided is a mounting structure for a boot for a constant velocity universal joint, which is capable of ensuring a stable sealing performance at low cost. The resin boot ( | 11-25-2010 |
20100314840 | Tight Package Sensor Seal - A tight package sensor seal includes a first seal portion engaging an outer surface of a sensor body and including a stop surface floatingly engaging a peripheral face surrounding a bore in a cover member. The first seal portion includes a reinforcing insert disposed therein. A second seal portion is axially spaced from the first seal portion and a flexible membrane extends axially between the first and second seal portions. The second seal portion engages an inner diameter of a bore in a cover member and includes a reinforcing insert therein. The sensor seal takes up a small radial space yet allows for radial offset of the sensor body relative to the bore of the cover member. | 12-16-2010 |
20110074119 | VENTING DEVICE - A clamping assembly for venting an enclosure having openings extending from the inside of the enclosure to the outside of the enclosure, the clamping assembly having a band portion having an inside surface oriented towards the enclosure and an outside surface opposite the inside surface, the band portion having at least one hole extending therethrough from the inside surface to the outside surface of the band portion, and gas permeable and liquid impermeable venting element covering at least one hole in the band, wherein at least one hole in the band portion is at least partially aligned with an opening of the enclosure to provide a fluid path between the inside of the enclosure and the outside of the enclosure. | 03-31-2011 |
20110089644 | BOOT WITH AN AXIALLY DISPLACED FIRST FASTENING REGION - A boot which has reduced deformations during operation is disclosed. The boot includes a first fastening region, wherein the first fastening region is displaced axially, with respect to the direction of a main axis of the boot, and with respect to a housing part on which the boot can be mounted, in such a way that the first fastening region at least partially projects beyond an edge of the housing part. | 04-21-2011 |
20110254233 | SIDE SEAL FOR LINEAR MOTION GUIDE UNIT - The need for a related-art nipple | 10-20-2011 |
20110285096 | SEALING JOINT WITH INTEGRATED MATING SURFACE - The invention relates to a sealing joint ( | 11-24-2011 |
20110291367 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR A PIVOTABLE BOAT DRIVE - A sealing arrangement ( | 12-01-2011 |
20120306164 | SEAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A system including a seal is provided. The seal includes a first layer made of a first non-metallic, elastic material. The seal further includes a second layer made of a second non-metallic, heat resistant material. The second layer is configured to thermally protect the first layer from heat. The seal is configured to extend across a gap between first and second surfaces, and the first and second layers are formed into a bended structure configured to expand and contract in response to a dimensional change in the gap. | 12-06-2012 |
20130026716 | Sealing Connection Between a Receptacle and a Connecting Body - An arrangement including a receptacle part ( | 01-31-2013 |
20130228980 | RESILIENT SEAL HAVING A PRESSURIZED BELLOWS SPRING - An increased resilience seal utilizing a sealed gas filled inner chamber in a bellows spring that functions as both a mechanical spring and a gas spring to provide a more constant level of separation force between two face plates to provide a seal between two mechanical components such as those found in an aircraft jet engine. The bellows spring is made of a plurality of walls that are joined together in a pressurized chamber that is filled with a gas, such as an inert gas. In alternative embodiments, the bellows spring is made of walls that are shaped and oriented to optimize the operating characteristics of the bellows spring when the pressure is increased in a sealed inner chamber in response to elevated temperature. In one embodiment, the walls forming a portion of the chamber overlap to optimize the geometry of the bellows spring. | 09-05-2013 |
20140110906 | DISC BRAKE PISTON CAP AND DISC BRAKE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - Disc brake piston cap ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140125015 | BOOT UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A boot unit may comprise a boot that includes a small diameter portion formed at one side, a large diameter portion form at the other side, and a wrinkle portion formed between the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion, a bushing that is integrally formed with an interior circumference or an exterior circumference in a circumferential direction and having a predetermined thickness, and a band that is formed in the bushing along the circumferential direction of the bushing and has substantially a ring shape. | 05-08-2014 |
20140203522 | ADJUSTABLE RESILIENT SEAL WITH BENDABLE BULB PORTIONS - A resilient seal for mobile living quarters around a slide out room that includes a pair of attaching members extending along the inside and outside surfaces of the main living area wall at an aperture through which the slide out room moves and further includes a connecting member extending between the attaching members and along the edge of the wall defining the aperture. A wiper seal extends from the connecting member to flex against the walls of the slide out room, and the connecting member further includes an accordion pleat for adjusting the distance between the attaching members to thereby accommodate walls of different thicknesses. | 07-24-2014 |
20150137462 | SEAL FOR CABLE ANCHOR DEVICE OF A CABLE CONSTRUCTION - A seal for sealing a cable anchor device ( | 05-21-2015 |
20150292572 | CLUTCH SEAL - The invention provides a clutch seal which can enhance a durability of a membrane portion which is a constituting part of a seal and is constructed by a rubber-like elastic body, and can inhibit a working fluid from standing in a concave surface of the membrane portion. The clutch seal of the invention is an annular seal interposed between a clutch plate in a dry clutch and a piston pressing the clutch plate, has a middle ring fixed to the piston between an outer ring and an inner ring which are fixed to a clutch housing, and has membrane portions constructed by a rubber-like elastic body respectively between the outer ring and the middle ring and between the inner ring and the middle ring, wherein the middle ring is arranged at an intermediate position of a stroke in an initial shape of the membrane portion. | 10-15-2015 |
20160091095 | Diaphragm Air Seal - The present disclosure is directed to a diaphragm air seal providing a seal between a cylindrical housing, such as an axle box, and a cylindrical body, such as a fraction motor, disposed within the cylindrical housing. The diaphragm air seal may include a first flange having a first sealing surface sealingly engaging the cylindrical housing, a second flange having a second sealing surface sealingly engaging the traction motor, and an air seal body extending between the flanges. The air seal body may be formed from an elastomeric material and have an S-shaped transverse cross-section. An assembly may include the diaphragm air seal and may further include an air seal weldment having a radial weldment flange and an axial weldment flange extending axially outwardly from the radial weldment flange so that the first flange of the diaphragm air seal may be disposed on and sealingly engaging the radial weldment flange. | 03-31-2016 |
20160201806 | DIAPHRAGM AIR SEAL | 07-14-2016 |
277635000 | Dome-, cup-, or bell-shaped, or for ball joint | 6 |
20090230634 | Joint Seal - A joint seal of a constant velocity universal joint which has a sealing effect relative to a shaft journal includes an axial securing sleeve which is connected to the inner joint part and which ends in individual axial fingers which radially elastically engage an annular groove in the shaft journal, wherein the ventilation channels for the joint interior of the constant velocity universal joint are formed by axial slots between the individual axial fingers which freely end in the interior of the rolling boot and can be closed towards the outside of the rolling boot by a sealing lip which is formed on to the rolling boot, which, in the position of rest, annularly sealingly contacts the shaft journal and which, at an increased speed, lifts off the shaft journal to expose the ventilation channels. | 09-17-2009 |
20140284885 | DUST COVER FOR BALL JOINT - An elastic dust cover for a ball joint is structured such that a spherical head portion formed in one end of a ball stud is retained within a socket, a shaft in the other end of the ball stud is fastened and fixed to a knuckle, a one end large-diameter opening portion is fixed and retained to an outer peripheral surface of the socket, and the other end small-diameter opening portion is retained to the shaft. An annular step portion is formed in an inner peripheral side end portion coming into contact with the dust cover in the knuckle, a part of the small-diameter opening portion is inserted into a space formed by the annular step portion and an outer peripheral surface of the shaft, and an outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter opening portion is constrained by an inner peripheral surface of the annular step portion. | 09-25-2014 |
20140312573 | Sealing Assembly Of A Ball Joint And Ball Joint - A sealing assembly of a ball joint, in particular for a vehicle, comprises a retaining ring which includes a ring axis and a radial ring flange having a flange upper side and an opposed flange lower side, and a sealing element which rests against the flange upper side and against the flange lower side and is exclusively connected to the retaining ring with an interlocking fit, the interlocking fit being configured such that the retaining ring and the sealing element are fixed to each other free of play in the axial and in the radial direction, and the flange upper side having an exposed contact surface for a sealing bellows. | 10-23-2014 |
20150084287 | DUST COVER FOR BALL JOINT - In a rubber-like elastic dust cover for a ball joint structured such that a spherical head portion formed in one end of a ball stud is retained within a socket, a shaft portion in the other end of the ball stud is fastened and fixed to a knuckle, a one end large-diameter opening portion having a buried metal reinforcement ring is fixed and retained to an outer peripheral surface of the socket, and the other end small-diameter opening portion is retained to the shaft portion, and having a film portion which connects the one end large-diameter opening portion and the other end small-diameter opening portion, protrudes to an outer side and is formed approximately into a hand drum shape, a concave portion is provided in an outer peripheral surface of a joint portion between the one end large-diameter opening portion and the film portion. | 03-26-2015 |
20150300502 | DUST COVER FOR BALL JOINT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a ball joint dust cover that has favorable sealing functionality and, in a low temperature environment, can suppress the occurrence of the so-called small diameter opening part opening-phenomenon, and can effectively prevent reduction in the sealing functionality of the small diameter opening part and infiltration from the outside of gravel and dust into the dust cover. In order to achieve the foregoing, provided is a ball joint dust cover made of a rubbery elastic material and provided with a one-end small diameter opening part with which a hard ring is formed integrally, wherein the hard ring is sandwiched by a retainer having a three-sided box shaped gasket. | 10-22-2015 |
20160040785 | SEALING SLEEVE FOR A ROTARY JOINT COUPLING - A sealing sleeve seals off a shaft rotating in a rotary joint coupling having a joint outer part and a coupling end facing toward the sealing sleeve. The sealing sleeve includes a first end and a second end. The second end has a larger diameter than the first end and is connected seal tight with the joint outer part and the first end is connected seal tight with the shaft. A first section of the sealing sleeve extends from a lip seal and is in contact engagement with the shaft. The first section has an inner periphery and a plurality of inner grooves distributed over the inner periphery. A second section extends from the first section at the coupling end. The second section has an inner periphery and sawtooth-shaped rib-like projections aligned toward the shaft and the rib-like projections have tips in contact engagement with the shaft. | 02-11-2016 |
277636000 | Tubular or frustoconical shape having corrugated wall portion | 18 |
20080211196 | Annular seal - An annular seal device includes a mandrel, at least one cone axially moveable on the mandrel, at least one sealing element having a frustoconical outer surface and a frustoconical inner surface, at least one contact feature at the at least one cone and operably engageable with the at least one sealing element, and at least one of a blocking element and a resilient member at the mandrel, the at least one of a blocking element and a resilient member supporting a blocking surface in opposition to the at least one contact feature. The resilient member itself includes a tubular body having spring rings at axial ends thereof, and a plurality of beams extending spirally from one axial end to the other axial end. | 09-04-2008 |
20080231003 | Dust Cover for a Steering Shaft - [Problem] A dust cover for a steering prevents offensive sounds from emitting during an operation of a steering wheel. | 09-25-2008 |
20080246230 | Seal for Measuring Device - The invention relates to a seal intended for sealing an axis pair, whereby the axes rotate in the same direction, the inner one of the axes is inside the outer axis and the phase difference of the axes is arranged to remain within prede-fined limits. The seal ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080258408 | Boot for constant-velocity universal joint and fixing structure for the same - A boot for constant-velocity universal joint is retained to a shaft, which has a general surface, a tapered surface, or a vertical surface instead of the tapered surface, and a major-diameter surface that are disposed one after another in this order and coaxially. The boot includes a minor-diameter cylindrical portion, a major-diameter cylindrical portion, a tapered wall portion, or a vertical wall portion instead of the tapered wall portion, and a bellows. The minor-diameter cylindrical portion is retained to the major-diameter surface of the shaft. The major-diameter cylindrical portion is disposed separately away from the minor-diameter cylindrical portion and coaxially therewith. The tapered wall portion is in contact with the tapered surface of the shaft. The vertical wall portion is in contact with the vertical surface of the shaft. The bellows connects the tapered wall portion or the vertical wall portion with the major-diameter cylindrical portion integrally. | 10-23-2008 |
20080258409 | Boot for constant-velocity universal joint - A boot for constant-velocity universal joint includes a minor-diameter cylindrical portion, a major-diameter cylindrical portion, and a bellows. The bellows connects the minor-diameter cylindrical portion with the major-diameter cylindrical portion integrally, and includes a plurality of crests and roots, being made of a first crest, a first root, a second crest, a second root, and so on, which are disposed alternately in this order from one of the opposite ends that faces the minor-diameter cylindrical portion to the other one of the opposite ends that faces the major-diameter cylindrical portion. The bellows further includes a rising wall, which connects one of the opposite ends of the minor-diameter cylindrical portion that faces the bellows with a top of the first crest in the bellows, and which exhibits a rising angle of less than 45 degrees to an imaginary central line of the boot or that of the shaft. | 10-23-2008 |
20090140497 | FLEXIBLE SEAL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEM - A gas turbine engine system includes an airframe support, a gas turbine engine mounted to the airframe support, a nozzle exhaust mounted to the airframe support, and a flexible annular seal having a first end that is attached to the gas turbine engine and a second end that is attached to an exhaust nozzle. The flexible annular seal may include a flexible annular wall that permits relative deflection between the gas turbine engine and the exhaust nozzle to facilitate the reduction of undesirable load transfer. | 06-04-2009 |
20090166987 | Boot for Constant Velocity Universal Joint - The present invention provides a boot for a constant velocity universal joint in which a portion of the boot does not interfere with an ear section of a boot band even when the joint is at a high operating angle. The present invention is the boot for a constant velocity universal joint housing a torque transmitting component between an outer joint component and an inner joint component and in which a shaft connected to the inner joint component extends outside of the joint. The boot is disposed between an outer circumference of the outer joint component and an outer circumference of an intermediate section of the shaft. The boot includes a cylindrical large diameter section | 07-02-2009 |
20090194953 | RESIN BOOTS FOR CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - A resin boot for constant velocity universal joint, includes: a resin bellows including an approximately conical bellows-shaped portion with its inner hollow part, a small diameter end portion communicated with an inner space of the bellows-shaped portion and arranged at one end, and a large diameter side end portion communicated with the inner space of the bellows-shaped portion and arranged at the other end; a large thickness portion formed in an inner surface of a large diameter side end portion of the resin bellows in accordance with an injection molding, protruded in the vertical direction to the center of the large diameter side end portion and arranged in the circumferential direction at regular intervals; and a small thickness portion arranged between the large thickness portions and formed thinner in the diametrical direction compared with large thickness portion. | 08-06-2009 |
20090243232 | EXPANDING BELLOWS FOR SEALING AN ANNULAR GAP - An expanding bellows is disclosed for sealing an annular gap between two parts, which are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner and may be angled to one another, in a constant velocity joint. The expanding bellows has a first larger flange and a second smaller flange and an annular fold area, which extends between the first flange and the second flange, having annular folds implemented as outer folds, each having two annular flanks and a fold peak between two fold valleys. The expanding bellows further comprises a first area of at least two annular folds adjoining the first flange having diameters of the fold peaks and fold valleys decreasing in the direction toward the second flange and a second area having at least one annular fold adjoining the second flange having essentially uniform diameters of the fold valleys. As use of the expanding bellows is also disclosed. | 10-01-2009 |
20100084826 | Axle boot - An axle boot for joint sealing, in particular on the drive train of motor vehicles, includes a substantially axisymmetric bellows, which is designed as a single piece with a connecting collar. The connecting collar has a plurality of indentations projecting towards the inside that are adapted to radial recesses in the external contour of the joint housing. To the outside of the connecting collar are attached compensating pieces that complete the external contour, forming a cylindrical circumferential surface on which a clamp is located. | 04-08-2010 |
20100320702 | BOOT FOR CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - Provided is a boot for a constant velocity universal joint capable of being properly engaged with an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint and capable of increasing durability thereof. Over a shoulder portion ( | 12-23-2010 |
20110018212 | SILICONE BOOT FOR CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT AND CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - Provided are a silicone boot for a constant velocity universal joint and a constant velocity universal joint, in which occurrence of cracks in a smaller diameter portion of the boot is suppressed and durability thereof is improved. The silicone boot for a constant velocity universal joint includes: a larger diameter portion ( | 01-27-2011 |
20140110907 | BELLOWS FOR A PASSAGE BETWEEN TWO PIVOTALLY CONNECTED VEHICLES OR OF AN AIRCRAFT PASSENGER BRIDGE OR STAIRWAY - A bellows for a passage between two pivotally connected vehicles or an aircraft passenger bridge or stairway, has bellows material with a coating. The material of the bellows has a protective layer printed on at least partially as a coating. | 04-24-2014 |
20140131955 | GAITER - A gaiter includes a bellows formed of a rubber resilient material and extending in an axial direction from a first end to a second end. The bellows includes at least two pocket-shaped bulges on an end face at the first end of the bellows that are formed integrally with the bellows from the rubber resilient material. The bulges extend radially inwards and in a circumferential direction of the end face. Each of the bulges have two flanks disposed adjacent to one another with an axial spacing therebetween. The bulges are configured to be placed in a sealing manner on a congruently configured pivot of a joint. | 05-15-2014 |
20140131956 | PILING BOOT - An apparatus for sealing a piling to a planar member extending around the piling comprises a base collar sized to surround the piling at a first location and having a planar base flange extending therefrom and an upper collar sized to extend around the piling at a second location, the upper collar being sealable around the piling. A longitudinally extendable sleeve extends between the base collar and the upper collar sealing the base collar to the upper collar. | 05-15-2014 |
20150054231 | Assembly for Sealing a Steering Column Opening - For sealing the steering column opening in a body panel located between passenger cell and engine compartment, an assembly consists of at least one steering column mounting bearing, at least one body panel flange and at least one elastomer suspension, via which the steering column mounting bearing is suspended from the body panel flange. The body panel flange is expanded housing-like into at least one series-specifically designed reducing piece, the elastomer suspension being at least partially embodied as a series-independent universal suspension. At least two damping chambers located between the reducing piece and the steering column mounting bearing are formed with the elastomer suspension. | 02-26-2015 |
20150091257 | DUST COVER - A dust cover made of resin comprising a bellows tube portion and a mating tube portion provided to one axial side of the bellows tube portion. The mating tube portion includes: a circumferential groove that opens onto an inner peripheral surface of the mating tube portion and is configured to receive a catch claw that projects from a cylinder to an outer peripheral side to be inserted into the circumferential groove from an opening of the mating tube portion; and at least one bent portion that has a mountain-shaped cross section projecting to the outer peripheral side while opening to an inner peripheral side of the mating tube portion and extends in an axial direction so that the mating tube portion is substantially enlarged in diameter via elastic deformation of the bent portion to expand in a circumferential direction. | 04-02-2015 |
20160146353 | BOOT UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A boot unit may comprise a boot that includes a small diameter portion formed at one side, a large diameter portion form at the other side, and a wrinkle portion formed between the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion, a bushing that is integrally formed with an interior circumference or an exterior circumference in a circumferential direction and having a predetermined thickness, and a band that is formed in the bushing along the circumferential direction of the bushing and has substantially a ring shape. | 05-26-2016 |