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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2005
Christopher F. Dunmire, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Trung N. Tran, Torrance, CA (US);
Christopher L. Scott, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Christopher F. Dunmire, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Trung N. Tran, Torrance, CA (US);
Christopher L. Scott, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A grease seal cup for a splined joint between a drive shaft and a driven shaft comprises a cylindrical portion adapted to form a seal with the outer surface of the drive shaft and a seal with a sealing member, such as a spanner nut, of the driven shaft. The grease seal cup, comprising a flexible polymer material, tightly squeezed during installation to form the seals. The pre-fabricated light weight grease seal cup can be used in existing splined joints without adversely affecting the weight balance.