Seal means for a self-aligning bearing and method of making the same
US4089095A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1977 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49702
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention contemplates elastomeric-seal application to the so-called plain-spherical variety of self-aligning bearing wherein the outer ring is the product of a swaging operation which causes it to conform its cylindrical bore to a spherical surface at sliding interface with the spherical convex outer surface of an inner-bearing member. Specifically, in the machining of the swaged ring to its ultimate O.D. and other specified dimensions, a deformable axially extending lip is created, in conjunction with an undercut counterbore, at the axial end to be sealed; an elastomeric O-ring is fitted to the counterbore, and the lip is coined-over into retaining and preloading relation with the O-ring.
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