Patents by Inventor Daniele Duch

Daniele Duch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20190061421
    Abstract: Low-friction sealing assembly for a vehicle wheel-hub unit to be inserted in an annular space defined between a flanged rotating element and a stationary element, to protect at least one ring of rolling members arranged between the stationary element and the rotating element; the flanged rotating element being provided with a flange and a mounting seat delimited by a cylindrical bottom wall and by an axial shoulder arranged on the opposite side to the flange. Nominal dimensions of an internal diameter of a sleeve portion of an annular screen are substantially the same as nominal dimensions of an outer diameter of a cylindrical bottom wall of the mounting seat, and the axial shoulder has an entry edge with a substantially conical form for facilitating mounting of the annular screen on the rotating annular element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Antonia Nastasi, Giorgio Barberis, Daniele Duch
  • Publication number: 20190049014
    Abstract: Low-friction sealing assembly for a vehicle wheel-hub unit inserted inside an annular interspace defined between a flanged rotating element and a stationary element, coaxial with each other, of the wheel-hub unit to protect at least one ring of revolving bodies arranged between the stationary element and the rotating element, and having a first annular screen and a second annular screen during use integral with the rotating element and with the stationary element; and an annular seal having lips that extend axially and radially projecting from the first screen towards the second screen inside an annular chamber defined by the first and second screens; the sealing assembly being a multi-stage sealing assembly provided with a first inner collecting stage designed to collect and expel some of the contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Héctor Villalobos, Daniele Duch, Roberto Galante, Michel Organisciak, Paolo A Re, Andrea Serafini
  • Publication number: 20190024720
    Abstract: A speed measuring device for a wheel hub assembly equipped with a rolling bearing. The measuring device having an encoder wheel mounted on a rotating ring of the bearing, a mechanical support disposed between the encoder wheel and the ring to cause the encoder wheel and the ring to be angularly fixed to one another, and a mechanical lock for axially locking the encoder wheel in a seat formed by the mechanical lock together with the mechanical support. The encoder wheel is equipped with a base structure made of plastic material mounted in a seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Luca Tedeschini, Daniele Duch
  • Publication number: 20180335442
    Abstract: A speed measuring device for a wheel-hub unit provided with a rolling bearing, the measuring device having an encoder wheel made of magnetized elastic material and assembled on a rotating ring of the bearing; mechanical supporting means that are directly placed between the encoder wheel and the ring so that the encoder wheel and the ring are angularly constrained to each other; and mechanical locking means for axially locking the encoder wheel inside a seat defined by the mechanical locking means together with the mechanical supporting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Marco Gemello
  • Patent number: 10052912
    Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly having an axis of rotation and provided with a bearing outer ring and a bearing inner ring that define between them an interspace. The outer ring having a shaped groove and the inner ring being provided with a flange that is transverse to the axis of rotation; a sealing device, which is interposed between the outer ring and the inner ring to prevent the entry of impurities into the hub-bearing assembly through the interspace, being provided with a protective cover mounted on the flange to rotate with the inner ring, and extends around the outer ring to close off the interspace from the exterior of the interspace, and has a free terminal edge arranged to snap into the shaped groove to define an annular outlet that is placed inside the shaped groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Daniele Duch
  • Publication number: 20180147886
    Abstract: A coupling system for a sealing assembly with a rotating annular member. In particular, a bearing ring provided with a flange. The sealing assembly provides at least one first annular shield having a sleeve portion integrally coupled with the rotating annular member and a flange portion that radially and overhangingly protrudes from the sleeve portion and is arranged close to the flange. The sleeve portion is defined by a solid tubular body of rotation delimited by a mounting surface facing towards the rotating annular member and having cylindrical geometry, In combination, the sleeve portion couples with an assembly seat of the rotating annular member, formed by an annular shallow recess delimited by a cylindrical bottom surface and by an axial shoulder arranged on the side opposite to the flange; the first annular shield being placed, at the same time, in axial contact with the flange portion and the axial shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Fausto Morello, Daniele Duch
  • Publication number: 20180126781
    Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly having an axis of rotation and provided with a bearing outer ring and a bearing inner ring that define between them an interspace. The outer ring having a shaped groove and the inner ring being provided with a flange that is transverse to the axis of rotation; a sealing device, which is interposed between the outer ring and the inner ring to prevent the entry of impurities into the hub-bearing assembly through the interspace, being provided with a protective cover mounted on the flange to rotate with the inner ring, and extends around the outer ring to close off the interspace from the exterior of the interspace, and has a free terminal edge arranged to snap into the shaped groove to define an annular outlet that is placed inside the shaped groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Daniele Duch
  • Publication number: 20180126780
    Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly having an axis of rotation and provided with an outer ring and an inner ring that define between them an interspace. The inner ring is provided with a flange that is transverse to the axis, and a sealing device being interposed between the outer ring and the inner ring and being provided with a moving sealing lip that is integral with the flange with the interposition of a second sealing shield, and which is directed towards a front annular surface of the outer ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Maurizio Bertola, Daniele Duch
  • Patent number: 9914325
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello
  • Patent number: 9701159
    Abstract: A sealing device for a wheel hub assembly having an outer ring and an inner ring. The sealing device includes a first (stationary) annular shield and a second (rotating) annular shield, each having a journalling portion and a flange portion radially extending in cantilever fashion from the journalling portion and towards the other shield; and an annular sealing element carried by the first shield and provided with a plurality of annular sealing lips. The first shield is coupled radially on the outside of the outer ring. The second shield flange portion includes a radially outer annular stretch opposite the journalling portion, extending axially towards the first shield and is incurved radially from the exterior towards the interior, on the side opposite the first shield, forming a U-arranged parallel to a common symmetry axis of the first and second shields, having a concavity thereof facing the side opposite the first shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello
  • Patent number: 9662937
    Abstract: A vehicle hub bearing unit including an outer ring; a wheel hub rotating about a common axis of symmetry of the outer ring and of the wheel hub; a wheel flange that extends radially from the wheel hub on the outside of the outer ring; a plurality of rolling bodies interposed between the outer ring and the wheel hub; at least one sealing assembly arranged on the side of the wheel flange, which is delimited towards the outer ring by a radially extending first face; and a protective ring that surrounds the outer ring and which radially extends in a position facing the first face of the wheel flange and beyond a first annular step of the first face that protrudes axially; a radially outer section of the protective ring overhangingly axially extending from the outer ring towards the wheel flange and axially beyond the first annular step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Gianmario Fadda
  • Publication number: 20170087934
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello
  • Patent number: 9403405
    Abstract: A sealing assembly including at least one first annular shield having a sleeve portion integral in use with a rotating member and a flange portion, which radially and overhangingly extends from the sleeve portion. Preferably, a second annular shield is arranged in front of the first shield with the interposition of an annular seal; wherein the sleeve portion of the first shield is delimited by a conic-truncated lateral mounting surface having a tapering facing so as to have a greater diameter arranged on the side of the flange portion and intended to couple in use with a mounting seat of the rotating member formed by a shallow recess delimited by a conic-truncated bottom wall having the same tapering as the lateral mounting surface and by an axial shoulder which is arranged on the side opposite to the flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Giorgio Barberis, Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello, Maria Concetta Vulpio
  • Patent number: 9399373
    Abstract: Arrangement including a portion of a radially outer lateral surface of an inner ring of wheel hub having an annular step formed on a constant velocity joint. The step is adapted to receive a first shield, a flange portion that radially extends to protrude towards an outer ring of a wheel hub, in front of a flange portion of a second shield, from a first end of a sleeve portion of the first shield facing on the side opposite of the constant velocity joint and axially protrudes from the inner ring and towards the joint, defining a tubular element arranged straddling wheel hub and an outer ring of the constant velocity joint, having an opposite second end, supporting an annular seal; an annular signal generating insert covers a face of the flange portion, wherein a radially inner annular part of face defines a thrust shoulder for mounting the first shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello
  • Publication number: 20160152072
    Abstract: A sealing device for a wheel hub assembly having an outer ring and an inner ring. The sealing device includes a first (stationary) annular shield and a second (rotating) annular shield, each having a journalling portion and a flange portion radially extending in cantilever fashion from the journalling portion and towards the other shield; and an annular sealing element carried by the first shield and provided with a plurality of annular sealing lips. The first shield is coupled radially on the outside of the outer ring. The second shield flange portion includes a radially outer annular stretch opposite the journalling portion, extending axially towards the first shield and is incurved radially from the exterior towards the interior, on the side opposite the first shield, forming a U-arranged parallel to a common symmetry axis of the first and second shields, having a concavity thereof facing the side opposite the first shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Daniele DUCH, Fausto MORELLO
  • Patent number: 9328771
    Abstract: An assembly providing a first annular shield including a sleeve portion integral with a rotating member and with a flange portion, which radially extends to protrude from the first sleeve portion; a second annular shield having a sleeve portion integral with a stationary member and with a flange portion that radially extends to protrude on the opposite side of the sleeve portion of the first shield and facing the flange portion; and an annular seal, which the flange portion of the first shield ends with an L-shaped annular portion that protrudingly radially and axially extends out of an annular gap delimited between the rotating and stationary members to define an L-shaped channel in radial section having constant width and forming a first labyrinth seal; the channel leads into an annular recess, delimited between the second shield and a first lip of the annular seal without contacting the first shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello, Andrea Serafini
  • Patent number: 9272573
    Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly (10) is provided with an outer, stationary, ring (20), and an inner ring (30) with a flange (32) for mounting a wheel, and the flange (32) forms an annular relief (36) projecting in an axially inward direction and having an outer toroidal surface (42); a sealing device (50), mounted on the outer ring (20), has a non-contacting axial lip (61) which extends axially towards the flange (32) and has a free end portion (62) which creates a labyrinth seal with the outer toroidal surface (42) of the annular relief (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello, Andrea Serafini
  • Patent number: 9261144
    Abstract: A device including a sealing assembly having a first annular shield constrainable to a rotating first member, a second annular shield facing the first shield and constrainable to a stationary second member, and an annular seal supported by the first shield and provided with annular lips cooperating with the second shield. The device has a signal generator device having a third shield constrainable to the first member and an annular signal generator element arranged facing the first and the second shields; wherein the first shield has a flange portion, having on a side of the first shield, a first and a second L-fold in opposite directions which delimit a first annular surface facing the annular lips and the second shield; wherein the annular signal generator element is delimited towards the second shield by a second annular surface facing the annular lips forming an obtuse angle with the first annular surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventor: Daniele Duch
  • Publication number: 20160023512
    Abstract: A vehicle hub bearing unit including an outer ring; a wheel hub rotating about a common axis of symmetry of the outer ring and of the wheel hub; a wheel flange that extends radially from the wheel hub on the outside of the outer ring; a plurality of rolling bodies interposed between the outer ring and the wheel hub; at least one sealing assembly arranged on the side of the wheel flange, which is delimited towards the outer ring by a radially extending first face; and a protective ring that surrounds the outer ring and which radially extends in a position facing the first face of the wheel flange and beyond a first annular step of the first face that protrudes axially; a radially outer section of the protective ring overhangingly axially extending from the outer ring towards the wheel flange and axially beyond the first annular step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Daniele DUCH, Gianmario FADDA
  • Patent number: 9139041
    Abstract: An arrangement including a portion of a radially outer lateral surface of an inner ring of wheel hub on which an annular step is formed on the side of a constant velocity joint. The step is an L-shaped fold of a sleeve portion of a first shield that is protrudingly mounted, a flange portion of which shield radially extends so as to protrude towards an outer ring of a wheel hub, in front of a flange portion of a second shield; the L-shaped fold defines, with a wing thereof, a tubular element arranged straddling wheel hub and an outer ring of the constant velocity joint, which has a free end supporting an annular seal; an annular signal generating insert completely covers a face of the flange portion where it is provided with a shallow recess defining, together with the L-shaped fold, a thrust shoulder for mounting the first shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello, Andrea Serafini