Patent ID: 8740713

Claim:
A folding bellows arrangement for a tripod joint unit, comprising: a joint outer part with a groove, a folding bellows with a joint collar region for attachment to said joint outer part, said joint collar region comprising a joint binder seat region, and an adapter ring with an inner surface that is matching in a cross section to an outer contour of said joint outer part, wherein on an inner area of said joint collar region and within said joint binder seat region of said folding bellows at least one bead is arranged, said bead matching a groove arranged on an outer area of said adapter ring, wherein said groove of said adapter ring corresponds to an at least one first sealing lip arranged on an inner area of said adapter ring, and wherein on said inner area of said adapter ring at least one second sealing lip is arranged, said first and second sealing lips being arranged within said groove of said joint outer part, whereby, in a cross-sectional view, an angle α 1 between surfaces of two side areas of said first sealing lip forms a tip, said tip being directed towards said groove of said outer joint part, is larger than a corresponding angle α 2 between surfaces of two side areas of said second lip.