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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaki Sawabe, Okazaki, JP;
Tadanobu Kumagai, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277 11 ; 277178 ; 403 57 ; 464175 ;
Abstract
A sealing device for a joint, such as a tripod joint including flanges to be joined to each other, has a sealing member having an endless shape and provided with a plurality of projections and an end cover having its periphery held between the flanges and adapted to hold the sealing member in association with the flange of the casing. The end cover is provided with a plurality of through holes to receive the projections of the sealing member. The holes are visible from outside when the flanges are joined to form the joint.