Patents by Inventor Fausto Morello

Fausto Morello 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: 20190023068
    Abstract: A hub-bearing assembly for rotatably mounting a motor vehicle wheel on a suspension strut having a wheel hub to support the wheel of the vehicle and having an axial shoulder, a bearing unit providing a radially outer stationary ring constrained to the strut; a first radially inner rotating ring mounted on the hub, and a second radially inner rotating ring defined by the hub, two rows of rolling bodies interposed between the radially outer stationary ring and the two radially inner rotating rings inside a first raceway and a second raceway formed, respectively, the first inner ring providing a substantially non-deformable Hertzian portion, on which is formed the second raceway, and an accumulation portion integral with the Hertzian portion and interposed between the Hertzian portion and the axial shoulder for accumulating elastic energy during cold deformation to obtain the rolled edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Francesco Lamboglia, Daniele Brogna, Fausto Morello, Fulvio Nicastri
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9925830
    Abstract: A rolling bearing providing an outer ring, an inner ring, and a plurality of rolling bodies disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a sealing device held by the outer ring and consisting of a first and second annular shield and an elastomeric sealing element held by one of the shields. The second shield extends axially and radially to protrude on the outside of the outer ring and cooperates with a radially outer lateral surface of the outer ring, to delimit a radial annular gap therewith. An annular tooth is formed on the radially outer lateral surface of the outer ring in front of the radial gap to shield the radial gap in axial direction. An annular groove formed in a position immediately adjacent to the annular tooth and on the side opposite to the second shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Giorgio Barberis, Fausto Morello
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20170313127
    Abstract: A flanged wheel hub for wheel hub bearings, the wheel hub having a flange provided with a plurality of threaded through holes and, for each threaded through hole, a respective radial arm, which has a respective axial thickness (SAB) to act as a strengthening element for the flange, at least at the position of the threaded through holes, the wheel hub being produced by forging with the flange and the arms made in one piece, and also having, for each threaded through hole, an annular boss, which is also forged in one piece with the wheel hub and is arranged around, and penetrated by, the corresponding threaded through hole for the purpose of increasing the mechanical strength characteristics of the wheel hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Fausto Morello, Marco Romanetto, Julian Veeh
  • 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
  • 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: 9511627
    Abstract: A hub-bearing unit for rotatably is provided with a stationary radially outer ring, a radially inner ring, an annular gasket, and a second metal insert. The radially inner ring includes a flange for mounting a wheel and a sealing device having a first metal insert, annular shaped, steadily fixed at an end portion of the outer ring facing the flange. The annular gasket includes a plurality of elastomeric sealing lips and steadily fixed to the metal insert. The second metal insert is steadily fixed on an axial cylindrical surface of the inner ring. The gasket presents a first axial contacting lip. The first axial contacting lip slidingly contacts a substantially frustoconical portion of the metal insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Fausto Morello, Andrea Serafini
  • Publication number: 20160347120
    Abstract: A rolling bearing providing an outer ring, an inner ring, and a plurality of rolling bodies disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a sealing device held by the outer ring and consisting of a first and second annular shield and an elastomeric sealing element held by one of the shields. The second shield extends axially and radially to protrude on the outside of the outer ring and cooperates with a radially outer lateral surface of the outer ring, to delimit a radial annular gap therewith. An annular tooth is formed on the radially outer lateral surface of the outer ring in front of the radial gap to shield the radial gap in axial direction. An annular groove formed in a position immediately adjacent to the annular tooth and on the side opposite to the second shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Giorgio Barberis, Fausto Morello
  • Patent number: 9505264
    Abstract: A cover for a wheel-hub bearing made of plastic is provided. The cover includes an end wall that is arranged transversely with respect to a central axis (X) and a cylindrical mounting wall, which extends axially from one side of the end wall around the axis (X). The cover also includes a snap-action step that projects in a radially outwards direction from the cylindrical wall for locking the cover on a tubular appendage of the bearing a resilient ring that is arranged between an annular shoulder portion of the cover and the tubular appendage to exert a resilient recall action on the snap-action step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Fausto Morello, Marcello Rossi
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160114624
    Abstract: A hub-bearing unit for rotatably is provided with a stationary radially outer ring, a radially inner ring, an annular gasket, and a second metal insert. The radially inner ring includes a flange for mounting a wheel and a sealing device having a first metal insert, annular shaped, steadily fixed at an end portion of the outer ring facing the flange. The annular gasket includes a plurality of elastomeric sealing lips and steadily fixed to the metal insert. The second metal insert is steadily fixed on an axial cylindrical surface of the inner ring. The gasket presents a first axial contacting lip. The first axial contacting lip slidingly contacts a substantially frustoconical portion of the metal insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: 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: 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
  • Patent number: 9139042
    Abstract: A sealing device for a hub-wheel assembly that includes a rolling bearing is provided. The sealing device being has a screen assembled on an outer ring of the bearing and has an annular cylindrical wall, having an internal lateral surface press fit along an external lateral surface of a collar of the outer ring. The internal surface has a respective inner diameter (Di) and the external lateral surface has a respective outer diameter (De). A static sealing element is constrained to the screen; the ratio of the interference between inner diameter (Di) and outer diameter (De) over a screen thickness ranging between 0.22 and 0.5; a coupling length (L, L?) between the internal lateral surface and the external lateral surface is equal or greater than 5 mm; and a ratio between outer diameter (De) of the external lateral surface and coupling length (L, L?) ranging between 1 and 1.19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello
  • Patent number: 9074689
    Abstract: An arrangement including a first and second sealing assembly disposed between an inner ring and an outer ring of the wheel hub and straddling the wheel hub and an outer ring of a constant velocity joint, and an annular step formed on the side of the constant velocity joint on a radially outer lateral surface of the inner ring, in a position adjacent to a sleeve portion of a first shield of the first sealing assembly from a flange portion radially extends so as to protrude towards the outer ring, the flange portion being provided towards the constant velocity joint with a signal generating element (19) consisting of an annular insert; an end of a tubular core of the second sealing assembly is fitted angularly onto the step and is radially externally provided with an L-shaped edge arranged within the step and radially under the annular insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Daniele Duch, Fausto Morello, Andrea Serafini
  • Publication number: 20150151574
    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: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Giorgio BARBERIS, Daniele DUCH, Fausto MORELLO, Maria Concetta VULPIO