Patent classifications
F16C33/7883
Bearing seal assembly including a pulse wheel
A bearing seal assembly includes at least one seal unit and at least one pulse wheel attached to the seal unit in an interference-fit and/or a materially bonded manner. The seal unit may include a radially outer member surrounding a radially inner member, the radially inner member may have a cylindrical seal surface and a flange projecting radially outwardly from an end of the seal surface and the radially outer member may have a metal profile element at least partially covered by an elastomer body that defines a first seal lip that directly contacts the cylindrical seal surface of the radially inner member. The pulse wheel may be attached to the radially outer member by a radially inwardly directed flange of the metal profile element overlying a radially outer edge of the pulse wheel.
Bearing device for vehicle wheel
A bearing device for a vehicle wheel is provided with: an outer member; an inner member; a ball row; and a seal member for sealing the space between the outer member and the inner member due to a seal plate in which a sealing lip is formed being fitted into an opening in the outer member, a slinger being fitted on the inner member, and the sealing lip coming into contact with the slinger; wherein the slinger is formed so as to cover the end surface of the opening in the outer member, the slinger is provided with a cylindrical wall part extending in the axial direction of the inner member, a labyrinth is configured between the slinger and the end surface of the opening in the outer member, and another labyrinth is configured by the wall part being disposed between the outer member and the sealing lip.
BEARING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE WHEEL
A bearing device for a vehicle wheel, which has an increased number of balls and in which the ease of mounting the balls is increased. The bearing device is configured such that each of the columns (7b) of the retainer (7) is provided with latch sections (7e) protruding toward adjacent columns (7b) and with cutouts. The front ends of the latches (7e) are located within an annular range having a radial width R1 defined between the outer peripheral circle of a ball (8) and a reference imaginary circle C1 having a diameter D1 centered on the center of the ball (8).
SEALING DEVICE WITH DYNAMIC ACTION, PARTICULARLY FOR ROLLING BEARINGS
Sealing device including a first annular element that can be coupled to a first fixed mechanical member, and a second annular element that can be coupled to a second rotating mechanical member, for protecting an annular compartment delimited between the members; the first element being provided with at least one annular sealing lip configured to interact with the second element, which has a radial edge of a flange portion arranged at an edge of a sleeve portion of the first element, thus forming with the latter a radial gap configured as a labyrinth seal; wherein the radial gap of the flange portion of the second annular element carries a plurality of depressions arranged in a crown, spaced adjacently to one another at the radial gap and configured to generate, as a result of the rotation of the second element, a dynamic effect (F) for the purpose of repelling any contaminants impelled towards said radial gap.
SEALING DEVICE
A sealing device disposed between inner and outer members that rotate relative to each other, and that acts to seal a gap between the inner and outer members, and includes a first sealing member to be mounted to the outer member and a second sealing member to be mounted to the inner member. An annular circular protrusion that protrudes toward an annular part of the first sealing member is supported by the second sealing member, and multiple water-discharge protrusions protrude from an inclined surface of circular protrusion. The water-discharge protrusions are arranged in a circumferential direction. Each protrusion includes an inclined side surface that intersects at an acute angle with a rotational direction in which at least one of the inner member and the outer member rotates.
SEALING DEVICE
A sealing device disposed between inner and outer members that rotate relative to each other for sealing a gap between the inner and outer members, includes a first sealing member to be mounted on the outer member and a second sealing member to be mounted on the inner member. Water-discharging protrusions protrude in a space between the second sealing member and the first sealing member. The water-discharging protrusions are arranged in a circumferential direction. Each protrusion has an inclined side surface intersecting at an acute angle with a rotational direction in which at least one of the inner and outer members rotates. The first sealing member has an annular labyrinth lip protruding toward the flange part of the second sealing member and is not in contact with the second sealing member, the labyrinth lip overlapping the water-discharging protrusions in radial directions and being disposed radially inside the water-discharging protrusions.
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEALING MEMBER AND MOLD THEREFOR
A sealing device seals a gap between an inner member and an outer member that rotate relative to each other. The sealing device includes a sealing member. The sealing member includes a rigid ring including a sleeve part and a flange part, and an elastic ring adhering closely to both surfaces of the flange part. The elastic ring includes an annular circular part and water-discharging protrusions on a side of the sleeve part of the rigid ring. The elastic ring includes an annular part on a side opposite the sleeve part. A mold for manufacturing the sealing member includes a first mold including a cylindrical cavity in which the sleeve part is supported, an annular circular cavity for forming the circular part, protrusion cavities for forming the water-discharging protrusions, and posts disposed in the circular cavity and being brought into contact with the flange part of the rigid ring.
Rotary seal
A side lip has an intermediate thick portion. An inner circumferential side surface of the side lip has a side surface shape of a cone. An outer circumferential side surface of the side lip includes a first outer circumferential portion having a side surface shape of a cone in which the thickness gradually increases from a small diameter side toward a large diameter side, and a second outer circumferential portion having a side surface shape of a cone or a column in which the thickness gradually decreases. A thickness T1 of a distal end portion of the side lip is 0.5 T to 0.7 T, and a thickness T2 of the intermediate thick portion is 1.2 T to 1.5 T, relative to a thickness T of a base end portion of the side lip. An angle A of the distal end portion of the side lip is 10° to 30°.
Wheel Hub Assembly
In one aspect of the present disclosure, a wheel hub assembly is provided that includes a hub body having an outboard end portion and an inboard end portion, a bearing assembly, and a seal. The seal includes a seal case and a sleeve. The hub body and seal case are rotatable relative to the sleeve. The wheel hub assembly further includes a stop of the bearing assembly configured to resist movement of the sleeve toward the outboard end portion of the hub body as the hub body, bearing assembly, and sleeve are advanced together in an inboard direction along a vehicle spindle. The stop permits the bearing assembly to transfer a force applied in an inboard axial direction against the bearing assembly, such as by tightening of a spindle nut, to the sleeve and urge the sleeve along a vehicle spindle.
Seal assembly, roller bearing comprising such an assembly, and method for manufacturing this assembly
The seal assembly comprising a fixed element, a rotating element, and a seal member comprising a stiff annular reinforcement and a seal of an elastic material and in contact with a sliding surface. The sliding surface has an arithmetic mean roughness greater than or equal to 0.15 m and less than 0.5 m. The sliding surface has a roughness ratio greater than or equal to one. The roughness ratio is the ratio of a first parameter corresponding to a quantity of valleys to a second parameter corresponding to a quantity of peaks over the sliding surface.