Plural Lips Patents (Class 384/486)
  • Patent number: 8641288
    Abstract: A radial needle rolling bearing, which has a thin-walled outer sleeve with radial rims that are axially inwardly directed on both sides, a plurality of needle bearings rolling on the inner lateral area of the sleeve and on the outer lateral area of the shaft to be supported, and a cage guiding the bearing needles in the circumferential direction in an evenly spaced manner. At least on one side, in addition to the needle cage, an additional stop disc is inserted into the needle sleeve. The disc is delimits axial movability of the needle cage together with a radial rim or a further stop disc inserted into the sleeve. Between the stop disc and the other radial rim, a sealing element is arranged, which seals the bearing. The sealing element is a labyrinth seal, which can be assembled from two individual mutually engaging sealing rings that have complimentary profile cross-sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Norbert Metten, Tino Beck, Dieter Jauernig
  • Publication number: 20140029883
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has an inner-side seal with an annular slinger and a sealing plate. The slinger has a cylindrical portion and a standing portion. The sealing plate has a metal core and a sealing member. The metal core is press-fit into the inner circumference of an end of the outer member. The sealing member has a pair of side lips that angularly extend radially outward. The sealing member is adapted to be in sliding contact with the standing portion of the slinger, via a predetermined axial interface. The sealing member is secured to the metal core while extending over the outer circumference of an end of the metal core. The sealing member is formed with an outer circumferential lip extending radially outward from its circumferential end. The lip has a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section and is adapted to be fit in a gap between the inner-side end of the outer member and a flange portion of the knuckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Junichi SANAKA, Tadashi MITSUISHI
  • Publication number: 20140023303
    Abstract: The rolling bearing comprises an inner ring 1, an outer ring 2, at least one row of rolling elements and at least one seal 7 provided between the outer and inner rings. The seal 7 has, in cross section, the overall shape of an H and comprises internal lips 21, 22 and external lips 23, 24 forming the two substantially parallel branches of the H. The inner and outer rings 1, 2 comprise opposite radial ribs 25, 26 located axially between the internal and external lips 21 to 24 to axially retain the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Andreas Gruber, Wolfgang Swete, Pascal Ovize, Jesko-Henning Tanke, Ake Fick
  • Patent number: 8628248
    Abstract: A seal arrangement with a centrifugal ring for a sealing between a rotatable bearing part and a static bearing part. The centrifugal ring has a first end piece, which forms both an outer circumference of the centrifugal ring and a cutoff edge located on a disk-shaped outer face. The seal arrangement reduces the coefficient of friction without having to accept any loss of sealing effect, but in which the seal arrangement nevertheless remains cost-effective to manufacture. For this purpose, the centrifugal ring has a second end piece. The end pieces together form a first collecting channel in the vicinity of the cutoff edge and the end pieces each form an annular seal gap with a static bearing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilheim Walter, Erwin Hartmann
  • Patent number: 8613557
    Abstract: The rolling bearing comprises an inner ring 1, an outer ring 2, at least one row of rolling elements and at least one seal 7 provided between said outer and inner rings. The seal 7 has, in cross section, the overall shape of a H and comprises internal lips 21, 22 and external lips 23, 24 forming the two substantially parallel branches of said H. The inner and outer rings 1, 2 comprise opposite radial ribs 25, 26 located axially between the internal and external lips 21 to 24 to axially retain the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Andreas Gruber, Wolfgang Swete, Pascal Ovize, Jesko-Henning Tanke, Ake Fick
  • Patent number: 8596872
    Abstract: A bearing assembly is presented having a novel bearing seal design that, in one embodiment, combines the sealing advantages of both a labyrinth-like seal in combination with a contact seal. The seal is held perpendicularly to the sealing surface, and in one embodiment, substantially divides the sealing forces equally between the lubricant seal portion and the dust seal portion of the seal by virtue of the symmetry of the seal geometry and the application of the resisting force substantially along the seal body's centerline. The seal departs from the cantilever geometry of prior art seal designs, and in one embodiment, provides an inherently stiffer seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Jessica Pruden
  • Publication number: 20130243359
    Abstract: Through-holes are formed in an axially intermediate portion of a cylindrical portion of a first metal core, at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction, and the through-holes pass through the cylindrical portion in a radial direction. A first elastic seal has a lip that is in sliding contact with an outer peripheral face of a cylindrical portion of a second metal core, a first cylindrical portion that is in close contact with an inner peripheral face of an axially inner-side portion of the cylindrical portion of the first metal core, a second cylindrical portion that is in close contact with an outer peripheral face of an axially outer-side portion of the cylindrical portion of the first metal core, and connecting pieces that are inserted into the through-holes of the cylindrical portion of the first metal core and that connect the first cylindrical portion with the second cylindrical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideo SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20130243360
    Abstract: An inner diameter of a cylindrical portion of a metal core is set to such a value that the cylindrical portion is fitted to an outer ring by interference fit. An inner periphery of an end portion of the cylindrical portion of the metal core is larger in diameter than an inner periphery of a portion of the cylindrical portion, which is fitted to the outer ring. An elastic seal has a cylindrical portion that is in close contact with an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the metal core, and a folded-back portion that extends from the cylindrical portion. The folded-back portion is compressively deformed by being sandwiched between the inner periphery of the end portion of the cylindrical portion of the metal core and the outer periphery of an outer ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masao TAKIMOTO
  • Patent number: 8474825
    Abstract: To improve sealing performance, a sealing device comprises an oil seal (10) mounted to a non-rotating housing (2), and a dust cover (20) mounted to a rotating body (5) outside the oil seal (10), one of the oil seal (10) and the dust cover (20) facing each other has an external seal lip (24) slidably in close contact with the other of them (10, 20) outside the slide sections (S1, S2) between the oil seal (10) and the rotating body (5), the oil seal (10) and the dust cover (20) have non-contact lips (16, 25) which are positioned outside the slide sections (S1, S2) and inside the external seal lip (24), have substantially conical tubular shapes becoming larger in diameter toward the tips thereof, and are loosely inserted to each other, and a labyrinth seal (30) is provided at the outer diameter side of the external seal lip (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventor: Takehiro Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8449201
    Abstract: The invention relates to an element (10) for sealing two parts (2, 3) that can be rotated in relation to one another. Said element comprises at least one first sealing ring (11) consisting of a permanently elastic material, which is fixed to one of the two rotatable parts and comprises at least one sealing lip (21) and at least one second sealing ring (12), which is fixed to the other rotatable part and comprises a strip (19) consisting of another material that runs along its periphery. At least one sealing lip of the first sealing ring lies against said strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: IMO Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Russ, Hubertus Frank, Hermann Willaczek
  • Patent number: 8439571
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement which has a long or increased service life and high reliability even in soiled or aggressive surroundings. The sealing arrangement for a bearing has a first bearing ring and second bearing, which is rotatable relative to the first bearing ring, and a seal that is arranged in the region of the first bearing ring and that extends in the direction of the bearing periphery. The second bearing ring has a peripheral scaling surface and the seal has at least two peripheral sealing lips that sealingly rest on the sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christian Proeschel
  • Patent number: 8419288
    Abstract: A hub unit bearing H1 includes a rotational speed detector 9 which is made up of an encoder 6 and a sensor 8. A seal 5b on a side facing a center side of a vehicle includes a primary seal 5bp and a secondary seal 5bq which are disposed in that order in an axial direction from rolling elements 32 on a side facing the center side of the vehicle towards the center side of the vehicle so as to define a primary sealed space portion I between the vehicle's center side facing rolling elements 32 and the primary seal 5bp and a secondary sealed space portion II between the primary seal 5bp and the secondary seal 5bq, with the rotational speed detector 9 disposed within the secondary sealed space portion II.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Kaneko, Eishi Shibuya, Masaru Hashida
  • Patent number: 8393794
    Abstract: A bicycle bottom bracket assembly is provided with a support member, a bearing unit and a seal member. The support member includes a hanger mounting structure and a bearing mounting structure. The bearing unit includes an outer race, an inner race and at least one roller element disposed between the outer and inner races. The outer race is fixed to the bearing mounting structure of the support member. The seal member has a proximal end fixed to the support member and a distal end slidably contacting the inner race of the bearing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Shingo Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 8387898
    Abstract: A paint sprayer includes a motor-driven multi-stage turbine for compressing air, which subsequently flows through a venturi in a paint gun to draw in paint or some other liquid from a canister. To prevent the high-pressure air from expelling lubricant from the motor's inboard bearing, a pressure responsive annular seal axially deflects and sealingly engages an axial face of the bearing. To avoid subjecting the seal and bearing to excess air pressure and temperature created by the turbine, a bypass bleed line diverts some air to atmosphere when the paint gun is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventors: Scott C. Mancl, Dennis J. Mancl
  • Publication number: 20130051720
    Abstract: A wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, and double row rolling elements are contained between the outer raceway surfaces. Seals are mounted in openings formed between the outer member and the inner member. A shoulder height H of the inner raceway surface of the inner ring is set with a range of 0.4-0.8 times a diameter ā€œdā€ of the ball (H/d=0.4-0.8). A shoulder height ? of a smaller diameter portion formed on the outermost circumference of the inner ring is set to a value ?/d?0.35. A corner, formed by the tapered surface and the inner raceway surface, is rounded to have a circular arc cross-section. A shoulder height H1 of the inner raceway surface from its bottom to the corner is set within a range of 0.40-0.50 times a diameter of the ball (d) (H1/d=0.40-0.50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventor: NTN Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130039611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing assembly for a rolling bearing having two mutually concentric rings spaced apart from each other by a fully circumferential gap in which one or more rows of revolving rolling elements are disposed, such that the two rings are rotatable relative to each other about their common axis, wherein the gap is sealed in the region of at least one of its two mouths, and wherein provided in the region of a gap seal are at least two seal rings, each having at least one sealing lip and an anchoring region on a surface region of the particular seal ring that faces away from the sealing lip, the seal rings being fixed to the same rolling bearing ring, whereas their respective sealing lips bear against the other rolling bearing ring, specifically against surface regions having identical or similar cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: IMO HOLDING GMBH
    Inventors: Erich Russ, Hubertus Frank
  • Publication number: 20130022305
    Abstract: Construction of a rolling bearing unit with a combined seal ring that enables press fitting of a cylindrical section 15 of a slinger 13 to be pressure fitted on to a slinger fitting surface 20 of an inner ring 19a without losing the seal between the slinger fitting surface 20 and the cylindrical section 15 is achieved. Of the surface of the inner ring 19a, the continuous section that comprises a portion corresponding to the slinger fitting surface portion 20, a portion corresponding to the chamfered section 25a and a joining section 27a between these portions are simultaneously ground with a formed grindstone. As a result, the continuous section is entirely formed into a flat surface with no non-differential corners in the cross section, or in other words, with no sharp corners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: NSK Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirofumi Kurohara
  • Patent number: 8356680
    Abstract: A final drive assembly is used to support a track chain on a track type machine. The final drive assembly includes a sprocket hub mounted for rotation on a fixed hub. A seal is positioned between the fixed hub and the sprocket hub. The fixed hub and the sprocket hub define a seal protection passageway that extends between an outer surface and the seal. The seal protection passageway includes a labyrinth located between an annular attachment flange and the seal along a rotation axis of the sprocket hub. The outer surface includes a valley between a sprocket mount of the sprocket hub and a machine mount of the fixed hub. The seal protection passageway opens at a greater radius than a minimum radius of the valley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Jackson
  • Patent number: 8356942
    Abstract: A bearing sealing device is provided between inner and outer members of a wheel support bearing assembly and includes an annular sealing plate of an L shaped section and an elastic sealing member having an elastic body secured to a core metal of a reverse L-shaped section. The sealing plate includes a cylindrical wall, mounted on an outer periphery of the inner member, and a radial wall extending upwardly from one end thereof. The core metal includes a cylindrical wall, mounted on an inner periphery of the outer member, and a radial upright wall extending radially inwardly from one end thereof. The elastic body includes two side sealing lips, arranged radially of the core metal and having their tips held in contact with the radial upright wall. The distance between those side sealing lips is chosen to be equal to or greater than 0.1 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Torii, Kazuo Komori
  • Patent number: 8308370
    Abstract: In a sealing device for a bearing, a sub-seal lip is configured such that a slide contact surface is formed like an annular band. As the rotation speed of the bearing increases, the width of the slide contact surface is reduced by a centrifugal force. Thus, sliding friction can effectively be minimized. The torque of the bearing can be prevented from increasing at high-speed rotation. Even when the centrifugal force increases somewhat, only reduction in the width of the slide contact surface is caused. Thus, a slide-contacted state can be maintained. Consequently, the problem of floating-up of the sub-seal lip from a slinger is difficult to occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nakagawa, Youichi Numada, Hajime Tadumi, Tsuyoshi Okumura, Kunihiro Yamaguchi, Ikuo Ito
  • Patent number: 8267591
    Abstract: A wheel bearing seal (7, 19, 20) has an annular sealing plate (10 or 21) and a slinger (11 or 11?). The sealing plate (10 or 21) has a metal core (12 or 22) and sealing member (13 or 23). The sealing member (13 or 23) has a first side lip (13a or 23a), a second side lip (13b or 23b), and a grease lip (13c or 23c). The slinger (11 or 11?) has a cylindrical portion (11a or 11a?) and an upstanding portion (11b, 11b?). The first and second side lips (13a or 23a and 13b or 23b) slidably contact the upstanding portion. The grease lip (13c or 23c) slidably contacts with the cylindrical portion (11 a or 11a?). A relationship, F1+F2?1.5ƗF3, exists between contacting loads F1 and F2, respectively, of the first and second side lips (13a or 23a and 13b or 23b) and a fastening force F3 of the grease lip (13c or 23c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoko Baba, Kazuo Komori
  • Publication number: 20120170884
    Abstract: Sealing members for bearings and bearings incorporating the same are disclosed. A sealing member for a bearing may have a resilient axial seal extending from an outer diameter of the sealing member and a plurality of resilient sealing lips extending radially from an inner diameter of the sealing member. The sealing member may be utilized in a bearing which includes an inner race having a plurality of sealing grooves formed in an outer diameter of the inner race and an outer race including at least one sealing channel formed in an inner diameter of the outer race. The sealing member may be sealingly engaged with the inner race and the outer race such that the plurality of resilient sealing lips are sealingly engaged with the plurality of sealing grooves of the inner race and the resilient axial seal is sealingly engaged with the sealing channel of the outer race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventor: Charles Winfield Scott
  • Patent number: 8202006
    Abstract: Prior to assembly of an elastic member (51) to a slinger (52), a radially inner surface (58) of a first portion (56) is formed in a concave shape, and a radially inner surface (59) of a second portion (57) is formed in a conical shape. The second axial lip (55) is adapted such that, after the elastic member (51) is assembled to the slinger (52) and when a second axial lip (55) is in a not-yet-worn state, the second axial lip (55) does not come into contact with a fixation section (65) of the slinger (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Koyo Sealing Techno Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Masahiro Tabata, Kazutoshi Yamamoto, Kasumi Yamamoto, legal representative
  • Patent number: 8174144
    Abstract: A bearing is provided having an inner ring with one or more inner raceways, and an outer ring positioned substantially radially outward from the inner ring. The outer ring has one or more outer raceways. A plurality of rolling elements is positioned between the inner raceways and the outer raceways. A cage for maintaining separation between neighboring rolling elements is oriented substantially radially and extending around at least a portion of each of the plurality of rolling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Jacob Johannes Nies
  • Patent number: 8167500
    Abstract: An inner ring, an outer ring, a circular cone roller constituting a rolling elements arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring, a first seal member arranged at an opening portion between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a second seal member arranged on an outer side in an axial direction of the first seal member are provided, the second seal member includes a core fixed to the outer ring, an elastic ring-like member fixedly attached to the core and having at least one lip, and an outward attached slinger having a section in a channel-like shape fixed to the inner ring to cover the core and the elastic ring-like member and having a portion of a section in an L-like shape and a circular cylinder shape portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Furukawa, Yutaka Koma, Shigeru Inoue, Masafumi Masuda, Yoshishige Kasai, Shunichi Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20110262069
    Abstract: A wheel bearing seal (7, 19, 20) has an annular sealing plate (10 or 21) and a slinger (11 or 11?). The sealing plate (10 or 21) has a metal core (12 or 22) and sealing member (13 or 23). The sealing member (13 or 23) has a first side lip (13a or 23a), a second side lip (13b or 23b), and a grease lip (13c or 23c). The slinger (11 or 11?) has a cylindrical portion (11a or 11a?) and an upstanding portion (11b, 11b?). The first and second side lips (13a or 23a and 13b or 23b) slidably contact the upstanding portion. The grease lip (13c or 23c) slidably contacts with the cylindrical portion (11 a or 11a?). A relationship, F1+F2?1.5ƗF3, exists between contacting loads F1 and F2, respectively, of the first and second side lips (13a or 23a and 13b or 23b) and a fastening force F3 of the grease lip (13c or 23c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoko Baba, Kazuo Komori
  • Publication number: 20110249926
    Abstract: The rolling bearing comprises an inner ring 1, an outer ring 2, at least one row of rolling elements and at least one seal 7 provided between said outer and inner rings. The seal 7 has, in cross section, the overall shape of a H and comprises internal lips 21, 22 and external lips 23, 24 forming the two substantially parallel branches of said H. The inner and outer rings 1, 2 comprise opposite radial ribs 25, 26 located axially between the internal and external lips 21 to 24 to axially retain the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Andreas Gruber, Wolfgang Swete, Pascal Ovize, Jesko-Henning Tanke, Ake Fick
  • Patent number: 8007180
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing arrangement that seals at least one radial intermediate space between at least one inner bearing ring and at least one outer bearing ring. Said sealing arrangement comprises at least one first support that supports at least one elastic seal and a second support which supports at least one encoder located outside the intermediate space. The encoder is radially oriented towards at least one sensor that is disposed above the encoder in a radially outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
  • Patent number: 7997316
    Abstract: A seal arrangement for a tire pressure-regulating device for a motor vehicle, which provides a compressed-air supply to a tire of a vehicle through a hole in an inner ring of a rolling bearing of a wheel bearing, through a seal housing which is connected to a wheel hub in a rotationally fixed manner, and through the wheel hub itself. A flat seal is fixed on the inner ring of the rolling bearing and the radially outer end of the seal has a sealing lip which is directed towards the seal housing and bears against it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Walter, Robert Heuberger, Marc-Andre Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20110188791
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement which has a long or increased service life and high reliability even in soiled or aggressive surroundings. The sealing arrangement for a bearing has a first bearing ring and second bearing, which is rotatable relative to the first bearing ring, and a seal that is arranged in the region of the first bearing ring and that extends in the direction of the bearing periphery. The second bearing ring has a peripheral scaling surface and the seal has at least two peripheral sealing lips that sealingly rest on the sealing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Christian Proeschel
  • Publication number: 20110188793
    Abstract: A needle bearing assembly includes a seal such as a double lip metal stiffener seal, and a washer within the shell. The double lip seals are accommodated within a chamber of the needle bush bearing assembly. The metal stiffener is used on a body of the double lip seal. A washer is used between one of the plane surfaces of double lip seal having a metal stiffener and the needle surface. The washer serves as a contact portion and is guided by the shell. A portion of the shell provides room to the external lip of the seal for proper placement inside the shell internal diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Suresh T. Salunke
  • Patent number: 7988364
    Abstract: A lubrication seal such as an oil seal is described for providing a lubrication barrier to confine lubrication in a bearing with a first bearing ring and second bearing ring, comprising a support ring that rotates with one of the bearing rings, mounted in the support ring are a first seal ring and a second seal ring which seal rings are suitable for forming the lubrication barrier with a sealing surface that rotates with the other bearing ring and which support ring is displaceable from a first sealing position in which the first seal ring forms the lubrication barrier with a first sealing area and the second seal ring does not engage the sealing surface to a second sealing position in which the second seal ring forms the lubrication barrier. The sealing surface comprises a second sealing area that only cooperates with the second seal ring after the support ring is displaced into the second sealing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: XEMC Darwind B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelus Versteegh, Herman Luimes
  • Patent number: 7942584
    Abstract: A wheel bearing apparatus has an outer member, an inner member, double row rolling elements, and seals. At least one seal has a slinger and an annular sealing plate. The sealing plate has a metal core, press fit into the outer member, and a sealing member, integrally vulcanized adhered to the metal core. The sealing member has first and second side lips, formed with an inclination extending radially outward, and a cylindrical inner end portion, surrounding the inner circumferential edge and a portion of the back surface of the metal core. Each tip of the first and second side lips is in sliding contact with the slinger, with a predetermined interference. The cylindrical inner end portion is arranged opposite to the slinger with a slight radial gap therebetween to form a labyrinth seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Norimatsu, Kenrou Adachi, Isao Hirai
  • Publication number: 20110085755
    Abstract: A bearing assembly is presented having a novel bearing seal design that, in one embodiment, combines the sealing advantages of both a labyrinth-like seal in combination with a contact seal. The seal is held perpendicularly to the sealing surface, and in one embodiment, substantially divides the sealing forces equally between the lubricant seal portion and the dust seal portion of the seal by virtue of the symmetry of the seal geometry and the application of the resisting force substantially along the seal body's centerline. The seal departs from the cantilever geometry of prior art seal designs, and in one embodiment, provides an inherently stiffer seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventor: Jessica Pruden
  • Publication number: 20100322544
    Abstract: A bearing assembly is presented having a novel lubricant sealing design that, in one embodiment, combines the advantages of contacting and non-contacting dust seals to balance energy efficiency while still providing an effective method for contaminant exclusion. The contacting and non-contacting dust seals further arranged to maximize the service life of the dust seals and prolong the maintenance intervals required on the bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Paul A. Hubbard, John Oliver
  • Publication number: 20100272382
    Abstract: The invention provides a sealing device, a rolling bearing and a rolling bearing for a wheel, in which a torque can be reduced, and also the air and lubricant are less liable to escape from the interior of the bearing to the exterior of the bearing, and the air and foreign matters are less liable to intrude into the bearing from the exterior of the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Yamamoto, Kasumi Yamamoto, Masahiro Tabata
  • Publication number: 20100247014
    Abstract: A sealing device being disposed between an outer member and an inner member with a flange portion in which the outer and inner members are concentrically disposed and rotate relative to each other. The sealing device comprises a core metal fit to the outer member, and an elastic seal member having a seal lip integrally fixed to the core metal. The seal lip has a side lip elastically and slidably contacting the flange portion, and an exterior lip formed at outer diameter side of the side lip so as to extend toward the flange portion. The exterior lip has a projecting portion projecting toward the flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Uchiyama Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Fumitaka Ohmori, Masanori Shibayama
  • Patent number: 7775721
    Abstract: A roller bearing which is sealed by a sealing washer that forms a rubbing seal and two gaps. As a result of positions which are spaced apart from one another in the axial direction of a pivot point and a center of mass of an elastic support part that bears the rubbing seal, the latter is loaded with an outwardly acting axial force in the event of an increased rotational speed as a result of the centrifugal force, with the result that the rubbing sealing lip is in contact with a lower force as the rotational speed increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Thomas Gietl, Harald Peschke, Andreas Bohr, Georg Goppelt
  • Publication number: 20100150486
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for accommodating rotation about an axis includes an outer race (2) having a raceway (6) presented toward the axis and an inner race (4) having a raceway (8) presented toward the raceway (6) of the outer race (2) and forming a bore (12) there between. The inner race (4) includes at an end a sealing surface (20) that is inclined away from the raceways (6, 8) and toward the axis. Rollers (16) are arranged in a row between the outer raceway (6) and the inner raceway (8). A seal (22) closes the end of the bore (12). The seal (22) includes a seal case (24) supported by the outer race (2) at its end. A first sealing element (26) is carried by the seal case (24) and bears against the sealing surface (20) on the inner race (4) and forms a first stage sealing contact. A second sealing element (36) is carried by the seal case (24) and forms second stage sealing contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: THE TIMKEN COMPANY
    Inventors: Sudhakar Kuppuraju, Gerald P. Fox, Richard Borowski, Thierry Pontius, Paul Shiller
  • Patent number: 7686517
    Abstract: A wheel bearing apparatus for a driving wheel is formed as a unit of a wheel hub, a double row rolling bearing and a constant velocity universal joint. The double row rolling bearing has an outer member with a body mounting flange mounted on a knuckle and double row outer raceway surfaces. An inner member includes the wheel hub and an outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint. The wheel hub has an inner raceway surface corresponding to one of the double row outer raceway surfaces. The outer joint member has another inner raceway surface corresponding to the other of the double row outer raceway surfaces. Double row rolling elements are rollably arranged between the outer and inner raceway surfaces. Seals are mounted in an annular space opening formed between the outer member and the inner member. A sensor is fit into a mounting aperture formed in the knuckle. A pulser ring is mounted on the outer circumferential surface of the outer joint member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawamura, Shigeaki Fukushima, Kiyoshige Yamauchi, Masahiro Ozawa, Mitsuru Umekida
  • Patent number: 7674044
    Abstract: In a sealing device attached to a housing and slidably brought into close contact with a mating member, the sealing device having a mounting ring fixed to the housing in accordance with metal fitting and a rubber-like elastic body, and having a side lip slidably brought into close contact with an end face portion of the mating member and provided in the rubber-like elastic body, there is provided the sealing device which inhibits a metal fitting portion from being deteriorated due to a rust generation and inhibit inhibiting the side lip from slidably wearing. For this purpose, a flange portion is provided in the mounting ring toward an outer side in a diametrical direction, and an end face portion is covered by attaching an end face seal portion constituted by a rubber-like elastic body brought into close contact with the end face portion of the housing to the flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroki Matsui
  • Publication number: 20100002971
    Abstract: An annular elastic portion is secured to an annular metal core portion. A through hole is provided which penetrates the metal core portion and the elastic portion in a radial direction. A porous member which has the properties of allowing free passage of air while inhibiting the passage of water and oil therethrough is secured to an outer peripheral surface of the metal core portion so as to completely block a radially outer opening of the through hole. An canopy member having a cover plate located on a radially outer side of the porous member is secured to the outer peripheral surface of the metal core portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, KOYO SEALING TECHNO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryouhei Hosaka, Kazuya Fujimoto, Masahide Sunagawa, Toshiaki Fujikawa
  • Publication number: 20090324153
    Abstract: The invention relates to an element (10) for scaling two part (2, 3) that can be rotated in relation to one another Said element comprises at least one first sealing ring (11) consisting of a permanently elastic material, which is fixed to one of the two rotatable parts and comprises at least one sealing lip (21) and at least one second sealing ring (12), which is fixed to the other rotatable part and comprises a strip (19) consisting of another material that runs along its periphery. At least one sealing lip of the first sealing ring lies against said strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Erich Russ, Hubertus Frank, Hermann Willaczek
  • Patent number: 7632020
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing arrangement (2) that seals at least one radial intermediate space (21) between at least one inner bearing ring (3) and at least one outer bearing ring (5). Said sealing arrangement (2) comprises at least one first support (17) that supports at least one elastic seal (18) and a second support (19) which supports at least one encoder (10) located outside the intermediate space (21). The encoder (10) is radially oriented towards at least one sensor (14) that is disposed above the encoder (10) in a radially outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Schaeffler KG
    Inventors: Peter Niebling, Jens Heim, Heinrich Hofmann, Darius Dlugai, Roland Langer
  • Patent number: 7628541
    Abstract: Sealing device (1) for a wheel hub group (2) which is connected to a differential device, and which is provided with a rolling contact bearing (3), the sealing device being provided with a first shield (6) which is shrink-fit onto an inner race (4) of the rolling contact bearing (3), and an encoder (7) which is integral with the first shield (6) in order to generate a signal for reading the functioning kinematic parameters of the wheel hub group (2), and is also provided with a second shield (8) which is shrink-fit onto an outer race (5) of the rolling contact bearing (3) in a position which is opposite to and which is also external to the inner shield; a static sealing element (12) is integral with the second shield (8), and is also arranged in contact with a containing box of the differential in order to define a watertight chamber (14) in order to provide a reading surface of a reading sensor (11) which can read the signal which is generated by the encoder itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Gianmario Fadda, Massimo Russo
  • Publication number: 20090274405
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has a substantially cylindrical outer ring formed with double row outer raceway surfaces on its inner circumference and with press fitting surfaces on its outer circumferences of its cylindrical portions. A pair of inner rings is formed with inner raceway surfaces on their outer circumferences. The inner rings cylindrical portions have fitting surfaces on their inner circumferences. The fitting surfaces fit onto a cylindrical portion of a wheel hub. The inner rings are adapted to be arranged so that end faces of the cylindrical portions abut each other. Double row rolling elements are freely rollably arranged between outer and inner raceway surfaces. At least the outer ring of the outer and inner is formed by pressing or rolling from a plate member or a pipe member. The outer ring and the inner rings have cylindrical portions axially extending, respectively, from the outer raceway surfaces and the inner raceway surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Shigeoka, Kazunari Yamamoto, Akira Torii
  • Publication number: 20090257699
    Abstract: This sealing device has an annular metal core portion and an annular elastic portion. The elastic portion has a thick portion and a thin portion which extends from the thick portion in an axial direction of the elastic portion and has a thinner thickness in a radial direction than the thick portion. A fixed lip is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the thick portion, and a sliding lip is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the thin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Ryouhei Hosaka, Kunio Higuchi, Masahide Sunagawa
  • Patent number: 7591593
    Abstract: A sealed rolling bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring defining a bearing space therebetween. Axially inner and outer contact seals are provided on each side of the bearing space to seal the bearing space. The axially outer contact seals stop any splashed muddy water, thereby keeping the lips of the axially inner contact seals and their sliding contact surfaces free of muddy water. This prevents the lips of the axially inner contact seals and their sliding contact surfaces from becoming worn by muddy water. The axially inner contact seals thus maintain high sealability even if the bearing is used in environments where muddy water splashes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Tsujimoto
  • Publication number: 20090226125
    Abstract: A bearing seal that is designed so that it can be mounted between one element and the other element of a bearing rotating relative to each other, thereby sealing the bearing. The bearing seal includes a seal ring and a seal body. The seal ring and seal body being adapted to be fitted on and secured to the one element and other element of the bearing rotating relative to each other, respectively. The seal ring includes a first cylindrical portion extending in the axial direction of the bearing and adapted to be fitted on and secured to the peripheral wall of the one element rotating relative to the other element of the bearing, a flange portion extending from the first cylindrical portion toward the radial direction, and a second cylindrical portion extending from the forward end side of the flange portion toward the axial direction of the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventor: Kazuo Ishii
  • Publication number: 20090148089
    Abstract: A bearing seal includes an outer seal easily displaceable in the radial direction, an inner ring as a ring-shaped rigid portion not extendable in the radial direction, an inner seal having a seal lip, and an outer ring arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the outer seal, in which the spring constant of the inner seal is set to be larger than the spring constant of the outer seal. The sealing performance between the inner seal and the pin is ensured by using the ring-shaped rigid portion as a boundary. When the pin is displaced in the radial direction, the ring-shaped rigid portion is integrally displaced with the pin via the inner seal, and the displacement of the ring-shaped rigid portion can be absorbed by the outer seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMAMOTO, Ryuusuke Komura, Jun Maruyama