A strut bearing has an upper carrier having a first outer rim and a first inner rim, the first inner rim having a first circumferential connector, and a lower carrier having a second outer rim and a second inner rim, the second inner rim having a second circumferential connector. The first inner rim is held to the second inner rim through an overlapping connection of the first circumferential connector to the second circumferential connector. The strut bearing also has a bearing arranged between the upper carrier and the lower carrier, and a first sealing ring positioned between and in contact with the first circumferential connector and the second circumferential connector. The sealing ring is formed from a material that is softer and more elastic than a material from which the first circumferential connector and the second circumferential connector are formed.

A dynamically aligning, maintenance-free, radial insert ball bearing is provided, including an inner ring and an outer ring. An outer surface of the outer ring has a partial spherical contour. An enclosure ring is located about the outer ring and has an inner surface with a complementary shaped contour to the partial spherical contour, allowing tilting of the outer ring relative to the enclosure ring via sliding contact. Rolling elements are located between the inner and outer rings. First and second inner seals are located on opposing sides of the rolling elements and extend between the inner and outer rings. Outer seals are located on opposing sides of the rolling elements axially outward of the respective first and second inner seals and extend between the enclosure ring and the inner ring to define a lubricant reservoir for the sliding contact of the partial spherical contour in the complementary shaped contour.

A bearing device includes a shaft and a roller bearing externally inserted over the shaft. The roller bearing includes an inner ring disposed coaxially with a center axis of the shaft, an outer ring surrounding the inner ring from an outer side in a radial direction, and a plurality of rolling elements held between the inner ring and the outer ring to be capable of rolling. The inner ring includes an inner ring one half section disposed on one side in an axial direction and an inner ring other half section disposed on the other side in the axial direction. The inner ring one half section is in contact with the rolling elements from the one side toward the other side in the axial direction. The inner ring other half section is in contact with the rolling elements from the other side toward the one side in the axial direction. Preloads are applied to the inner ring one half section and the inner ring other half section in directions in which the inner ring one half section and the inner ring other half section come close to each other.

A dynamically aligning, maintenance-free, radial insert ball bearing is provided, including an inner ring and an outer ring. An outer surface of the outer ring has a partial spherical contour. An enclosure ring is located about the outer ring and has an inner surface with a complementary shaped contour to the partial spherical contour, allowing tilting of the outer ring relative to the enclosure ring via sliding contact. Rolling elements are located between the inner and outer rings. First and second inner seals are located on opposing sides of the rolling elements and extend between the inner and outer rings. Outer seals are located on opposing sides of the rolling elements axially outward of the respective first and second inner seals and extend between the enclosure ring and the inner ring to define a lubricant reservoir for the sliding contact of the partial spherical contour in the complementary shaped contour.

There is provided a rolling bearing including: inner and outer members, rolling elements in a raceway space, flexible annular sealing members which close openings at both ends of the raceway space, and annular metal shield members. Each sealing member is formed in three-dimensional shape such that the sealing member in a natural state is convex inwardly between outer and inner circumferential edge portions and the inner circumferential edge portion is elastically in surface contact with the outer surface of the inner member when the sealing member is fitted to the outer member. Each metal shield member is fixed to the outer member in a state that the outer circumferential edge portion of each sealing member is sandwiched between the metal shield member and the outer member. Each metal shield member covers part of each sealing member without contacting the inner member.

A sealing device for a hub bearing assembly, equipped with a rolling bearing unit, a circular metal shield, a radially extending end wall and a double cylindrical lateral wall fixed to and practically orthogonal to the end wall, formed by a first cylindrical lateral wall and a second cylindrical lateral wall. The metal shield is angularly coupled to a radially outer ring of the bearing. The second cylindrical lateral wall is connected in a fixed manner to a radially outer edge adapted to cover an axially inner surface of the terminal edge that is potentially subject to oxidation phenomena with the consequent formation of a layer of rust.

A ball bearing that provides an inner race, an outer race, at least one row of balls and at least one cage for spacing apart the row of balls and having a wire extending inside a rolling space delimited by the outer race and the inner race. The bearing also provides at least one seal that includes coupling means for fastening to the wire of the cage.

An edge flap arrangement for an aircraft wing includes a main flap element and an actuator. A linkage arrangement supports the main flap. The linkage arrangement includes a drop hinge link arrangement. The drop hinge link arrangement includes a fixed strut and a drop link. The fixed strut and the drop link are pivotally connected by a hinge point. The hinge point includes an hourglass bearing. The hourglass bearing includes an inner member, an outer member, and a plurality of hourglass rollers. Any combination of the inner member, the outer member, and the hourglass rollers are fabricated from CREN, Cronidur 30, XD15NW, 422 Stainless Steel, CRES, and/or 440C Stainless Steel. A cage is disposed between the inner member and the outer member. The cage includes a plurality of first rails and a plurality of second rails. Opposing pairs of first rails and second rails define a plurality of pockets.

A seal unit for a rolling-element bearing having an inner bearing ring and an outer bearing ring. The seal unit includes an at least part-ring shaped element having a seal lip, the at least part-ring shaped element is configured for attachment to the inner bearing ring, and the outer bearing ring is tiltable through a limited angle with respect to the inner bearing ring. Also a rolling-element bearing having such a seal unit.

A bearing, in particular to a self-aligning roller bearing, with a fastener of a sealing disc, which fastener increases the load-bearing strength. The bearing includes a bearing ring with an annular sealing disc which is connected to one of the two bearing ring end surfaces by a fastener which have a shank and a head, which has an enlarged diameter with respect to the shank, and the respective shanks reach through the bores which are made in the respective end surface. Here, the annular surfaces have a cylindrical contour, with the result that the other annular surface provides a raceway, wherein the raceway has a spherical contour, and the bore center axis of each bore in the bearing ring and in the sealing disc has an engaged profile which converges onto the cylindrical contour of the one annular surface.