Patent ID: 6093108
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: F16D,F16J,Y10T

Abstract:
A bellows device (17) including an elastic bellows (19) connected at a first end to a first rotary member (9) and a second end of which has a portion (24) turned back axially outwards, a free end of this turned back portion fixed to a second rotary member (11), the bellows device including a rigid member (21) for stabilizing the bellows (19), the rigid member including a radially external connecting part that axially retains said rigid member relative to the second rotary member (11) and a radially internal part (33) extending from the radially external connecting part axially towards the turned back portion (24) and radially towards the first rotary member inside the turned back portion, and said radially internal part having an annular surface facing the bellows (19) that is free of sharp edges, wherein the radially internal part (33) of the rigid member (21) extends axially towards a back of the turned back portion (24) and extends beyond an axially inside boundary of the fixed portion of the free end of the turned back portion that is fixed to the secondary rotary member.