US 12,345,301 B2
Rubber outboard deflector ring
Adam J. Tebbe, Saginaw, MI (US); Ray A. Baker, Saginaw, MI (US); and Scott T. Phillpotts, Clio, MI (US)
Assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US)
Filed by Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation, Saginaw, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/587,930.
Application 18/587,930 is a division of application No. 17/326,305, filed on May 20, 2021, granted, now 11,940,020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/122,172, filed on Dec. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0247688 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. F16D 3/224 (2011.01); F15D 1/10 (2006.01); F16D 3/84 (2006.01); F16D 3/223 (2011.01)
CPC F16D 3/224 (2013.01) [F15D 1/10 (2013.01); F16D 3/845 (2013.01); F16D 2003/22326 (2013.01); Y10S 464/906 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A constant velocity joint housing, comprising:
a housing body having an outer surface and an inner surface extending between a first housing end and a second housing end along a central axis, the inner surface of the housing body defining a raceway;
a flexible boot operably fixed to the housing body, the flexible boot extending along the central axis; and
a deflector ring fixed to the outer surface of the housing body, the deflector ring having a rigid inner ring portion and a flexible, resilient outer ring portion, said rigid inner ring portion and said flexible, resilient outer ring portion being formed of dissimilar materials,
wherein the rigid inner ring portion has a maximum outermost first dimension relative to the central axis and the flexible, resilient outer ring portion has a maximum outermost second dimension relative to the central axis, the second dimension being greater than the first dimension.