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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2016
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Seung Tark Oh, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dana Automotive Systems, Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
An air venting system for a constant velocity joint () having an inner race (), an outer race (), a cage (), a plurality of torque transferring elements (), a drive sleeve, a drive nut and a boot assembly. The outer race has a wall portion () having a vent hole () with a first and a second axially extending channel (). A radially extending wall integrally connects the second axially extending channel to the first axially extending channel. A valve () having a stopper portion (), a disk portion () and a breather portion () is at least partially located within the vent hole. The breather portion () further includes an axially extending ring () that terminates in a radially extending wall. At least a portion () of an edge portion of the radially extending wall of the breather portion of the valve is in direct contact with at least a portion () of an outer surface of the wall portion of the outer race.