Patent ID: 8235395

Claim:
A joint seal assembly for sealing a constant velocity universal joint relative to a shaft journal, wherein the shaft journal is firmly connected to an inner joint part of the constant velocity universal joint, the joint seal comprising: a rolling boot which is at least indirectly connected to an outer joint part of the constant velocity universal joint, and an axial securing sleeve axially fixing the constant velocity universal joint relative to the shaft journal, the axial securing sleeve being connected to the inner joint part and ending in individual axial fingers which radially elastically engage an annular groove in the shaft journal and are secured by a collar of the rolling boot and a slipped-on tensioning strip, wherein ventilation channels for the joint interior of the constant velocity universal joint are formed by axial slots extending through the outer periphery of the axial securing sleeve between the individual axial fingers which freely end in the interior of the rolling boot and can be closed towards the outside of the rolling boot by a sealing lip which is formed on to the rolling boot, which, in the position of rest, annularly sealingly contacts the shaft journal or a component connected thereto and which, at an increased speed, lifts off the shaft journal or the component connected thereto with the ventilation channels being released.