Title: Dust seal

Abstract: Disclosed is a dust seal used in a front engine - front drive vehicle, wherein the clutch housing portion of a trans-axle case is mounted to the rear end of an engine body through a rear end plate and the differential housing portion of the trans-axle case is arranged below the engine body with a space therebetween. The seal is made of a plate of elastic material and is mounted to a bottom edge of the rear end plate to seal an upper surface of the differential housing portion and cover the front portion of side walls of the clutch housing portion.

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Inventors: Kuramoto, Akio (Okazaki, JP)
Kawai, Takeo (Toyota, JP)

Application Number: 958365
Filing Date: 1978-11-07
Publication_date: 1980-03-04
Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota, JP)
Primary Class(es): 180/84 74/608, 74/612, 123/195C, 123/198E, 277/641, 277/644, 277/650
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US Patent Ref:

2834419	May, 1958	Sebok	180/54.
3302740	Feb, 1967	Giacosa	180/64.
3481119	Dec, 1969	McKinlay	180/54.
4080945	Mar, 1978	Hikosaka	123/195.

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Primary Examiner: Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Assistant Examiner: Schrecengost, Randall A.
Attorney: Oblon, Fisher, Spivak, McClelland & Maier