Low-friction sealing assembly for a wheel-hub unit and wheel-hub unit equipped with such a sealing assembly
US10591060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/86
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Low-friction sealing assembly for a vehicle wheel-hub unit inserted inside an annular interspace defined between a flanged rotating element and a stationary element, coaxial with each other, of the wheel-hub unit to protect at least one ring of revolving bodies arranged between the stationary element and the rotating element, and having a first annular screen and a second annular screen during use integral with the rotating element and with the stationary element; and an annular seal having lips that extend axially and radially projecting from the first screen towards the second screen inside an annular chamber defined by the first and second screens; the sealing assembly being a multi-stage sealing assembly provided with a first inner collecting stage designed to collect and expel some of the contaminants.
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