Sealing device for a wheel hub unit
US11485172B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16J15/102
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sealing device for a wheel hub unit configured to form a static seal to protect the wheel hub unit from environmental contaminants. The sealing device including a shield that is coupled to a collar of the wheel hub unit. The sealing device having a cylindrical lateral mounting wall pressed into the collar, an annular seat with a blind end formed in the cylindrical lateral wall, and a sealing gasket positioned, inside the seat and compressed radially between the groove and the collar, and formed by a sealing compound to allow the formation of a bead against the cylindrical lateral wall in a transport and/or assembly configuration of the sealing device. The bead being movable into the seat by a scraping action exerted by the collar during the assembly of the shield.
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