A manufacturing method of a slinger, includes steps of: molding an annular blank material from a dull-finished steel sheet material through sheet metal press working or the like; and burring the blank material to mold a slinger. The values of the arithmetical mean roughness Ra of faces, of a burring mold, which individually come into contact with first and second slide-contact surfaces of the slinger, are set to 0.03 μm≤Ra≤0.07 μm. A ratio of pressure application force for holding the blank material between the faces to the 0.2% proof stress of the dull-finished material, is set to 1.0 or more and 1.53 or less. A clearance for the burring mold is set to T×(0.9 to 0.7) where “T” represents the sheet thickness of the blank material.

A butterfly valve that is capable of reducing torque and improves sealing performance. The butterfly valve 10 includes a shaft member 100, a tabular valve body that is provided on the shaft member 100, a case 310 that is attachable to and detachable from a through-hole 510 formed in an attachment member 500 to which the butterfly valve 10 is configured to be attached, a pair of bearings 320 that is provided in the case 310 and rotatably supports the shaft member 100, and a magnetic fluid seal that is provided between the pair of bearings 320 in the case 310 and seals an annular gap between the case 310 and the shaft member 100.

A bearing device for a wheel, which has improved axial assembly accuracy of a sealing member by reducing the amount of springback. The bearing device for a wheel comprises an inner sealing member that blocks an inner opening end of an annular space formed by an outer ring and an inner ring. A sealing ring of the inner sealing member has a core metal fitting in the outer ring and an elastic member joined to the core metal. The elastic member has: a pressing part that is pressed inward in the axial direction when the sealing ring is press-fitted into the outer ring; and a non-pressing part that is not pressed inward in the axial direction when the sealing ring is press-fitted into the outer ring, wherein the axial thickness of the pressing part is thinner than the axial thickness of the non-pressing part.

A housing element having a casing provided with a spherical seat, a bearing unit located inside the spherical seat of the casing and provided with a radially inner ring, and a plastic end cover provided with a radial through-hole so that a machine shaft can be inserted inside it, the end cover being integral with the shaft and rotatable with the shaft, and the end cover being provided with an elastomeric seal for forming a static seal on the shaft.

There is provided a bearing device in which an inner member and an outer member are connected to each other in a relative rotation relationship through rolling elements. A sealing member may be provided in an end portion of the bearing device so as to prevent an external foreign substance from flowing into the bearing device or prevent lubricant filled in the bearing device from leaking out of the bearing device. The sealing member may comprise a frame constituting a basic body and an elastic sealing portion attached to the frame, and the elastic sealing portion may comprise one or more sealing lips. The one or more sealing lips may comprise a main sealing lip configured to perform a main sealing function and an auxiliary sealing lip located inward of the main sealing lip.

A manufacturing method of a bearing device for a vehicle wheel (1) includes: a pressure adjusting step of enclosing, in a work chamber (Rw), the bearing device for a vehicle wheel (1) to which a sealing member (9) on an outer side is fitted in the work chamber (Rw), and adjusting a pressure in the work chamber (Rw) to a predetermined atmospheric pressure (Pt) according to an environment of a use area of the bearing device for a vehicle wheel (1); and a sealing step of fitting a cover (12) that seals an inner side opening (2a) of an outer ring (2) or an inner side sealing member (6) that seals between the outer ring (2) and a hub ring (3) or an inner ring (4) to the inner side opening (2a) in the work chamber (Rw) in which a pressure has been adjusted.

A sealing element seals a space between a first bearing ring and a second bearing ring. The sealing ring includes a sealing disk which has a plurality of sealing segments on at least one periphery. Alternate sealing segments are oriented at positive and negative angles with respect to a main plane of the sealing disk. The sealing element is installed into the bearing such that the sealing segments extend into and contact a recess in one of the bearing rings.

A wheel hub and slinger assembly includes a wheel hub including a base surface, a tolerance compensation portion extending from the base surface and formed to be concave in an axially outward direction, and a flange surface extending from the tolerance compensation portion in a radially outward direction, and a slinger including a mounting portion having an axially inward end portion and a first inner peripheral surface and configured to be press-fitted to the base surface, a bent portion having a second inner peripheral surface spaced apart from the tolerance compensation portion and extending from the mounting portion in a curved surface shape, and an extending portion extending from the bend portion and having a contact surface in contact with the flange surface in the radially outward direction. A stopper having an axially outward end portion surface and a radially outward end portion surface is formed on the wheel hub.

A protective cover has an inner surface that is sized and shaped to fit the outer surface of a bearing assembly and includes a main body having two partial sections connectable by a lateral closure such as a zipper. Each partial section defines an outwardly projecting portion that corresponds with the bearing assembly's shaft. The two partial sections are joined to surround and protect a bearing assembly, including the adjoining shaft portions. The covered assembly can be further protected from the environment by applying a sealant to the closure device, and to the interface between the cover and shaft.

A housing element having a casing provided with a spherical seat, a bearing unit located inside the spherical seat of the casing and provided with a radially inner ring, and a plastic end cover provided with a radial through-hole so that a machine shaft can be inserted inside it, the end cover being integral with the shaft and rotatable with the shaft, and the end cover being provided with an elastomeric seal for forming a static seal on the shaft.