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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bradley W. Doner, Northville, MI (US);
Chris Peter Nicholas, Milford, MI (US);
Duane Allan Lewis, Westland, MI (US);
Rakesh Sharma, Novi, MI (US);
Brian John Brown, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/02 (2006.01); F16D 3/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/845 (2013.01); F16D 2003/846 (2013.01); Y10S 277/928 (2013.01); Y10S 464/906 (2013.01); Y10T 464/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
A driveshaft includes a shaft defining a passageway and a constant velocity joint defining an interior and having a cover defining a hole. A grommet is disposed in the hole and defines a fluid passage into the interior. The CV joint is coupled to the shaft such that the shaft is disposed against the grommet with the passageway and the fluid passage in fluid communication to vent air from the interior into the passageway.