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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025

Filed:

May. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Neapco Intellectual Property Holdings, Llc, Farmington, MI (US);

Inventors:

Kamil Krupa, Strojec, PL;

Filip Duda, Praszka, PL;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/84 (2006.01); F16D 3/205 (2006.01); F16D 3/2237 (2011.01); F16D 3/223 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/2237 (2013.01); F16D 3/2055 (2013.01); F16D 3/845 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22303 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22309 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22316 (2013.01); Y10S 464/905 (2013.01); Y10S 464/906 (2013.01);
Abstract

A joint assembly comprising a hollow outer joint member including a wall forming an open end and a closed end, the outer joint member having a plurality of tracks in its inner surface. An inner joint member received in the outer joint member and plurality of torque-transmitting elements, whereby the plurality of torque-transmitting elements rotationally engage with the inner joint member and the tracks of the outer joint member. Each track comprises two opposing side walls and a torque-transmitting element engages these side walls of the outer joint member and is configured to move in an axial direction along the side walls. Furthermore, a boot covering the open end of the outer joint member and at least one restrictor configured to engage at least one of the plurality of torque-transmitting elements to militate against undesired displacement of the inner joint member with respect to the outer joint member.


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