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Closed lubrication system for wheel hub bearings

US5303800A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 23, 1992
Grant dateApr 19, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 23, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2326/02
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A lubricator for the bearings of a wheel hub that includes a bellows for accommodating changes in pressure in the wheel hub and utilizes a nongrease lubricant. Methods of manufacturing the lubricator and of lubricating wheel bearings are also provided.

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