Roller bearing having high performance bearing seal and cartridge
US6817769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C19/06
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bearing assembly having a bearing inner ring with an inner raceway and a bearing outer ring with an outer raceway and a plurality of rolling elements positioned therebetween, and a seal cartridge including a seal carrier fixed with respect to the outer ring, a flinger element fixed with respect to the inner ring, and a flexible sealing member affixed to the seal carrier, wherein the flexible sealing member includes a first sealing leg in sliding contact with an inner surface of a first flange of the flinger element, a second sealing leg in sliding contact with the inner surface of the first flange of the flinger element, and a third sealing leg in sliding contact with the inwardly tapered inner surface of a second radially inwardly flange of the flinger element.
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