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Suspension strut bearing

US9234541B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Ralf Stautner · Nuremberg, DE
Andreas Wollner · Nuremberg, DE
Rainer Lutz · Steinheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 2013
Grant date	Jan 12, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 21, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2326/05
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A suspension strut bearing (1) having two assemblies (11, 12), which are counter-rotatable about a longitudinal axis (z) and centered with respect to each other, including two bearing rings (2, 3), which are each allocated to one assembly (11, 12) and counter-rotatable when mounted, and a sealing device (8). In order to decouple the sealing device (8) and the centering from each other with respect to the function thereof and still provide said parts cost-effectively, a single-piece, two-component element (5) is provided on one of the bearing rings (2), which element centers the assemblies (11, 12) one over the other by a first component having a greater stiffness than a second component and forms the sealing device (8) with the second component.

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