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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285 49 ; 285114 ; 285301 ; 285227 ;
Abstract
A flexible joint has a bellows, a first support cover connected with one end of the bellows, a second support cover connected with another end of the bellows, a pin fixed to the first support cover, a cap fixed to the second support cover, and a buffer member constructed of wire mesh and disposed between the first support cover in combination with the pin and the second support cover in combination with the cap. The buffer member includes two portions different in modulus of elasticity. Due to the structure, gap generation between the first support cover combined with the pin and the second support cover combined with the cap is prevented.