Patent ID: 7419434

Claim:
A torque transfer device with a constant velocity joint incorporated therein, comprising: a constant velocity joint that includes: an outer race rotatably mounted within said torque transfer device; and an inner race positioned within said outer race and operatively connected to said outer race by one or more torque transmitting balls; a drive mechanism connected to said outer race of said constant velocity joint, said drive mechanism transferring torque received from an input shaft of said torque transfer device to said outer race of said constant velocity joint such that said outer race drives said inner race; an output shaft operably connected to said inner race of said constant velocity joint, said output shaft fixed at a predetermined angle relative to an axis of rotation of said outer race of said constant velocity joint by a hub in cooperation with a cover through which said output shaft extends; wherein at least one of said cover and said hub further includes a circumferential shaped extension that extends a predetermined distance within an inner bore of said outer race; and wherein said cover is fixedly connected to said torque transfer device.