Patent ID: 8187110
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: F16D,F16J,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A boot-mounting structure for a constant velocity universal joint, the boot-mounting structure comprising: a silicone boot having a fitting groove; and a boot band fitted into the fitting groove of the silicone boot, the boot band being decreased in diameter while being attached into the fitting groove, to thereby fix the silicone boot, wherein the boot band is formed into an annular body and does not have a folded-back portion, wherein a no-interference structure for preventing interference, caused when the boot band is decreased in diameter, between an axial outer-peripheral-edge portion of the boot band and a bottom end portion of the fitting groove corresponding thereto, and wherein the no-interference structure is constituted by at least one of the following: (i) axial outer-peripheral edge portions of the boot band being bent or curved to a radially-outer side thereof; and (ii) a circumferential groove being formed in the bottom end portions of the fitting groove.