Abstract: A seal element mountable on the tapered section of a roll neck in a rolling mill comprising a notch and/or non-perpendicularly disposed water-side flange which serve to accommodate any tendency for the water-side flange to distort in the stressed state.

Abstract: The invention relates to a roller bearing of the type comprising an outer race (1) and at least one inner race (2), the said races each comprising at least one oblique raceway (6) for tapered rolling bodies (4) disposed between them, in which an annular housing (12) is provided between the said races in order to receive a sealing device for the bearing, in which the sealing device comprises a dynamic sealing joint (16) associated with one of the races, the inside diameter of the joint (16) being greater than or equal to the large diameter (Dext) of the running surface of the raceway (6) of the outer race (1), and an annular frame (16) associated with the other race, the said frame (17) comprising an annular housing (18) in which the joint (17) is disposed so as to rub against the said frame during the relative rotation of the races (1, 2).

Abstract: Sealing device for a flanged bearing for a wheel hub in which the flanged ends (13) of the outer race (11) have the metallic rings (14) of a sealing device (15) pressed on to their internal surfaces; each metallic ring (14) incorporates a rubber element (16) which is suitable for forming a static seal on the outer race of the bearing; the rubber element (16) extends towards the inner race (10) of the bearing (12) to then bend back towards the outside of the bearing itself with an appendix (17), which forms two seals (18 and 19) on the internal surface of a second metallic ring (20); the latter is pressed on to the external surface of the inner race (10) of the bearing; a rubber element (21) is applied to the ring (20) in correspondence with its free end (22) which is axially turned towards the inside of the device; the rubber element (22) presents at least two lips (24 and 25), one of which creates a dynamic seal between the two races (10 and 11) of the bearing together with the above-mentioned lips (24 and 2

Abstract: A seal apparatus is comprised of a seal ring 13 and a singer 14 in combination to prevent foreign matter from progressing into the rolling bearing 6a. The amount of compression &dgr; of the second seal lip 23, which occurs when the tip edge of the second seal lip 23 of the seal ring 13 comes in contact with the outside surface of the singer 14, is at least {fraction (1/10)}and up to {fraction (7/10)}the height of the second seal lip 23 in the free state. In addition, the roughness of a portion of the outside surface of the singer 14 which the tip edge of the second seal lip 23 comes in sliding contact with is from 0.2&mgr;m to 2.0&mgr;m in the arithmetic mean Ra, or is from 0.8 &mgr;m to 8.0 &mgr;m in the maximum height Ry. Consequently, a structure of a water pump is provided without increasing the cost thereof, or without enlarging the size to improve the durability of the water pump.

Abstract: A bearing assembly has a sleeve, a first ball-receiving chain enclosing the sleeve, a second ball-receiving chain enclosing the sleeve, the first ball-receiving chain engaging with the second ball-receiving chain, a collar, a first gasket, a second gasket, a first rubber washer, and a second rubber washer. The first gasket, the sleeve, and the second gasket are inserted in the collar. The first rubber washer encloses the sleeve. The second rubber washer encloses the sleeve. The first ball-receiving chain and the second ball-receiving chain receive a plurality of balls.

Abstract: A sealing device for a bearing includes first and second annular sealing plates (1, 2) accommodated within an annular end space between inner and outer races (11, 12). Each of the first and second sealing plates (1, 2) is of a generally L-shaped section including a cylindrical (16, 26) wall and a radial upright wall (1a, 2a), and an elastic seal lip element (38). The first sealing plate (1) is secured with the radial upright wall (1a) thereof positioned adjacent respective end faces of the inner and outer races (11, 12), and the radial upright wall (1a) of the first sealing plate (1) has a free end remote from the cylindrical wall (1b) of the first sealing plate (1) spaced a predetermined distance from the cylindrical wall (2b) of the second sealing plate (2) to thereby form a radial gap (4). The radial upright wall (1a) of the first sealing plate (1) also has an outer side face (B) set back inwardly from a free end face (A) of the cylindrical wall (2b) of the second sealing plate (2).

Abstract: An improved unitized bearing seal assembly employs a resilient primary seal lip, a secondary seal lip and an excluder lip carried by a first seal case. The seal lips contact surfaces of a second seal case. One of the seal cases rotates relative to the other. The bearing seal assembly also includes a labyrinth seal positioned radially inboard of the resilient seal lips. The labyrinth seal has two axially-extending gaps. One of the axially extending gaps is defined by a resilient axial lip. The two axial gaps are joined by a radial gap. One of the surfaces defining the radial gap comprises chaplets with recessed surfaces between the chaplets. The chaplets include radially directed surfaces and inclined surfaces joining the radially directed surfaces with the recessed surfaces. These surfaces are shaped to provide hydrodynamic pumping action. A lubricant cavity is located between the labyrinth seal and the primary seal lip.

Abstract: Sealing device (1) for a rolling bearing (2) which is provided with an inner race (5), which is axially blocked by a blocking element (4) which is suitable for being arranged in direct contact with a feedback element (6); the sealing device presents a support element (9) which is mounted on the inner race (5), an encoder wheel (8) which is installed on the inner race (5) and which is an integral part of the support element (9) itself, and a static sealing element (10), which is also an integral part of the support element (9) and which, in turn, presents two lips (21, 22) which are substantially parallel in relation to each other and which extend opposite the support element (9), a first lip (21) of the two lips (21, 22) extends towards the feedback element (6) and comes into contact with it, and a second lip (22) of the two lips (21, 22) extends towards a frontal surface of the inner race (5) and comes into contact with it.

Abstract: A lubricating structure of a bearing for lubricating a bearing by supplying oil air which is transmitted with pressure through respective distribution passages of an oil air distributor from an oil air supply apparatus to the bearing, comprising a first lubrication route for supplying the oil air to the bearing to lubricate inner portion of the bearing; and a second lubrication route for supplying the oil air to the bearing, and leading this oil air to a fit portion between the internal diameter surface of the inner race and the shaft portion through a seal member having a predetermined void portion, thereby lubricating this fit portion.

Abstract: A grease lock seal with sealing lips angled inwardly towards the internal bearing components is press fit into a bearing cup assembly to prevent grease from being purged due to centrifugal forces introduced during the rotational operation of the system. As the plurality of sealing lips retain grease in the system, the system does not have to be re-greased. If one desires to re-grease the system, the grease lock seal can further include a plurality of grease purge channels which create a path for used grease to be purged. As internal pressure increases during regreasing, the used grease flows through the grease purge channels and out of the system. However, the grease purge channels are small enough so that grease does not escape from the system during normal operation.

Abstract: A sealed rolling bearing comprising inner rings which can be divided in the axial direction and have a wall portion for defining part of a seal space therebetween, outer rings which can be divided in the axial direction to define a bearing space together with the inner rings between the outer rings and the inner rings, rolling elements provided in the bearing space, end face seal members provided at the opposite ends in the axial direction of the bearing space, respectively, and an intermediate seal member provided in the seal space, and the intermediate seal member comprising a seal body which can be eccentric due to centrifugal force during rotation, and a seal which comes into contact with the wall portion for defining the part of the seal space during halt.

Abstract: A rolling bearing with seal plate for transmission comprising: an inner race that has an inner ring raceway around its outer peripheral surface in the middle in the axial direction; an outer race that has an outer ring raceway around its inner peripheral surface in the middle in the axial direction; a plurality of rolling bodies that are located between the inner ring raceway and the outer ring raceway such that they rotate freely; and a seal plate that is made of synthetic resin and has one of the peripheral edges attached to part of one of the inner race and outer race, and the other of the peripheral edges made to come in sliding contact with a cylindrical surface of the other of the inner race and outer race therearound in parallel to the central axis thereof.

Abstract: Sealing device for a flanged bearing and in particular for a wheel hub in which the flanged ends (13) of the outer race (11) have the metallic rings (14) of a sealing device (15) shrunk on to their internal surfaces; each metallic ring (14) incorporates a rubber element (16) which is suitable for forming a static seal on the outer race of the bearing; the rubber element (16) extends towards the inner race (10) of the bearing (12) to then bend back towards the outside of the bearing itself with an appendix (17), which forms two seals (18 and 19) on the internal surface of a second metallic ring (20); the latter is shrunk on to the external surface of the inner race (10) of the bearing; a rubber element (21) is applied to the ring (20) in correspondence with its free end (22) which is axially turned towards the inside of the device; the rubber element (22) presents at least two lips (24 and 25), one of which creates a dynamic seal between the two races (10 and 11) of the bearing together with the above-mentione

Abstract: Shaft seal for sealing between a shaft (2) and a machine housing (3). A seal and bearing casing (10) surrounds the shaft (2) to be sealed off and contains a rolling-contact bearing device (11) and a row of lip seals (13), the sealing lips of which engage the shaft surface (2) or a shaft protection sleeve (12). A compensation device (14) is connected, an the one hand, in a sealing manner to the casing (10) by means of a radially inner annular fastening part (23), and is connected, an the other band, in a sealing manner to the housing (3) by means of a radially outer annular fastening part (25), and has a flexible bridging portion (24) between the annular fastening parts (23, 25). The bridging portion (24) contains a first and a second elastomer ring seal (24a, 24b), which are arranged at an axial distance from one another in respective seat recesses (26, 27, 28) of the casing (10) and of the compensation device (14).

Abstract: A seal for a bicycle transmission includes an annular housing and an annular seal member. The housing includes a side wall defining a plurality of circumferentially disposed slots. The seal member is retained to the housing and extends radially inwardly. The seal member is formed from a resilient material, and the housing is formed from a material that is more rigid than the seal member.

Abstract: A four-row tapered roller bearing for working rolls of roll stands includes a plurality of axially arranged inner ring parts forming an inner ring, a plurality of axially arranged outer ring parts forming an outer ring, and four annular rows of tapered rolls positioned between the inner and outer ring parts. Each inner ring part has an inner extension with the inner extensions possessing end faces that are directly positioned against one another along a partition groove. The end face of at least one of the inner extensions is provided with a plurality of spaced apart and radially extending grooves in which is received lubricant to lubricate said end faces of the inner extensions. An annular sealing ring encircles the outer surfaces of the inner extensions of the inner ring parts and have a pair of inwardly directed ribs which engage the outer surface of the inner extensions to form between the ribs and the outer surfaces of the inner extensions a closed chamber which bridges the partition groove.

Abstract: A wheel support device which is easy to assemble and compact in size. A pair of tapered roller bearings are mounted on the outer periphery of an axle. The pair of tapered roller bearings rotatably support an axle hub that rotates together with a wheel. A seal assembly is mounted between the outer and inner rings of one of the tapered roller bearings. The seal assembly prevents leakage of grease sealed in the axle hub and entry of muddy water from outside, and makes it unnecessary to provide a separate seal member, thus making it possible to assemble the wheel support device easily and to reduce its size.

Abstract: A plurality of rolling elements is in rolling contact with a metal outer race and is retained within a bearing cage. An annular bushing partially encloses the outer race, the annular bushing being split along a radial plane into two bushing halves molded of an engineered thermoplastic elastomer. The bushing halves are retained axially together such that axial movement of the outer race is limited. The annular bushing may incorporate integral annular seals and may have a rounded radially outward surface to facilitate self-alignment of the bearing assembly.

Abstract: A technique is provided for sealing a bearing cavity in a rotating machine such as an electric motor. The bearing cavity is defined by annular elements on either side of an antifriction bearing set. Seals are provided on the sides of the bearing cavity and are secured to a support structure, such as the motor housing, and include elements which ride against the rotating shaft during operation. The seals exert a sealing force against the rotating element which results at least partially from internal pressure within the bearing cavity provided by a pressurized lubricant stream. The lubricant stream is provided in the form of an airborne oil mist.

Abstract: A rolling contact bearing has a rotating unit to be integrally assembled to a rotating race (11) of the bearing, comprised of a first metallic annular insert (19) which forms a substantially disc-shaped radial wall (22) and a non-rotating unit to be integrally assembled to the non-rotating race (10) of the bearing, comprised of a second metallic annular insert (15) which has a sealing covering (14) with at least one sealing lip (18) suitable for sliding against the axially inner side of the disc-shaped wall (22); the rotating unit forms at least one substantially radial rotating surface (25) of a given minimum diameter (DR) and the non-rotating unit forms at least one substantially radial non-rotating surface (25) with a maximum diameter (DS) lesser than the minimum diameter, where the units are reciprocally positioned in such a way that the rotating surface (25) is facing the non-rotating surface (23a) from an inner axial position to form an axial stop for the non-rotating surface (23a), so as to provisional

Abstract: A technique is provided for sealing a bearing cavity in a rotating machine such as an electric motor. The bearing cavity is defined by annular elements on either side of an antifriction bearing set. Seals are provided on the sides of the bearing cavity and are secured to a support structure, such as the motor housing, and include elements which ride against the rotating shaft during operation. The seals exert a sealing force against the rotating element which results at least partially from internal pressure within the bearing cavity provided by a pressurized lubricant stream. The lubricant stream is provided in the form of an airborne oil mist.

Abstract: A circular seal assembly is provided for a roll in a rolling mill. The roll has a neck with a tapered section leading from a roll end face to a reduced diameter section rotatably supported in a non-rotating bearing chock. The chock is spaced axially from the roll end face to define a circular gap therebetween, and the seal assembly is adapted to span the gap. The seal assembly comprises a rigid circular seal end plate adapted to be fixed to the chock at a location cooperating with associated resilient seal components to subdivide the gap into an inboard chamber adjacent the roll end face and an outboard chamber adjacent the chock. A vent connection is provided in an upper quadrant of the seal end plate between the inboard and outboard chambers.

Abstract: A muddy-water-proofed vehicle wheel supporting structure for mounting a wheel through a double-row tapered roller bearing on an end of an axle comprises a seal member interposed between a shoulder of the axle and a part constituting a sealing device, for example, a seal slinger, fitted to one of a pair of inner rings of the bearing that is brought into contact with the shoulder.

Abstract: A sealing assembly for rolling bearing comprises a shield interference fitted to a first race of the bearing. The shield comprises a rigid support having an axial sleeve portion for connection to the first race, and a radial flange portion extending towards the second race of bearing. The support forms a U-fold acting as an axial stopping means for co-operating with a mating surface of the first race to axially lock the shield with respect to said first race.

Abstract: A rolling bearing with seal has a stationary inner race and rotatable outer race, a first sealing ring faced to the external space and mounted to the inner peripheral end portion of the outer race which rotates during use, so that even if foreign matter in the external space such as muddy water adheres to the outside surface of the first sealing ring, it is slung off by the centrifugal force, while a second sealing ring faced to the balls and mounted to the outer peripheral end portion of the inner race, whereby it is possible to nearly completely prevent the muddy water from penetrating into the space where the rolling elements are located.

Abstract: A bearing seal includes an annular body in sealing contact with the outer race of a bearing. The annular body includes a sealing resilient annular member fitted on a shield portion and projecting from the shield portion to contact in a sliding and sealing manner a sealing surface spaced apart from the bearing. The annular body is attachable to the outer race ring of the bearing by way of an annular bulge provided on the resilient member. The annular bulge is attachable by snap-action in a circumferential groove in the inner surface of the outer race ring of the bearing.

Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a bearing bushing (1), particularly for a rolling bearing-mounted pin (6) of a cardan joint, said sealing arrangement comprising a rotary shaft seal (8) fixed against rotation on the bearing bush (1) by an armoring (3) and bearing sealingly against the pin (6) with a sealing lip (9), an armored fore-seal (5) disposed in front of the rotary shaft seal (8) and secured against rotation on the pin (6) while being supported on an end face (12) of the bearing bushing (1) wherein the rotary shaft seal (8) is made in one-piece with a rubber packing (15) of a sealing material extending towards the open end of the bearing bush (1) and forming a sealing lip (16) which is supported on an armoring (18) of the fore-seal (5).

Abstract: In a rolling bearing with a sealing device, first and second flat portions are formed in part of first and second core members constituting seal rings, respectively. The first and second flat portions oppose inner side faces of first and second engaging grooves. By restricting the dimensions of various portions, the seal rings are prevented from being rotated with respect to the shaft or the outer race supporting the seal rings, or from being deviated in the axial direction.

Abstract: A hub seal for installation on the wheel end of a heavy duty trailer or truck is disclosed which includes an annular casing defining a radially outer circumferential canal, a thrust ring defined by a ring of polymeric material disposed within the circumferential canal, and an annular sleeve mounted coaxial with the annular casing. The annular sleeve includes a deflector ring configured to mechanically remove at least a portion of the thrust ring upon relative rotation of the casing and sleeve to create a minimal running clearance between the deflector ring and the thrust ring. A method of fabricating a hub seal having a machinable thrust ring is also disclosed.

Abstract: In a sealing device for angular contact ball bearings comprises an outer race (20), a pair of inner adjacent half-races (30, 31) and two sets of balls (40, 41) interposed between the outer race (20) and the two inner half-races (30, 31), respectively. The sealing device is mounted to one (30) of the two inner half-races (30, 31) in an axially external position and comprises a body of resiliently yieldable material. The sealing device comprises a retaining lip (14) so shaped as to face a concave surface (22) fast with the outer race (20) and stop against said surface (22) to prevent the inner half-race (30) from coming off when not locked in its operation position yet.

Abstract: A roller bearing assembly having primary seals interposed between inner and outer races on opposite axial sides of the roller elements of the bearing assembly and at least one auxiliary seal on a axial side of said bearing assembly outwardly of a primary seal. The auxiliary seal includes a flexible annular sealing member mounted in fixed relation to the outer race for sealing contact with an outer perimeter of the inner race for providing an auxiliary barrier to the ingress of contaminants inwardly toward the roller elements.

Abstract: A bearing assembly includes an inner ring assembly defining a bore for receiving a shaft, and an outer ring assembly disposed radially outward from the inner ring assembly. A plurality of rotatable bearing elements are disposed between the inner and outer rings and permit the rotation of the shaft and inner ring relative to the outer ring. An annular member extends from the outer ring assembly radially inward toward the inner ring assembly. The annular member is secured to a housing surrounding the outer ring and axially bounds an area between the inner ring and the outer ring in which the plurality of rotatable bearing elements are disposed. A first seal is disposed outside the bearing area to seal a chamber between the annular member and the inner ring. The first seal permits egress of lubricant from the chamber but inhibits ingress of foreign matter therein.

Abstract: A sealing device for a bearing comprises a first bearing member having a peripheral shoulder portion, a second bearing member, and a seal member integrally connected to the second bearing member and having an inner peripheral portion and an inner peripheral seal lip extending from the inner peripheral portion. The inner peripheral seal lip has first projections extending in a first direction towards a surface of the peripheral shoulder portion of the first bearing member and second projections extending in a second direction opposite the first direction. One of the first projections is initially disposed in contact with the surface of the peripheral shoulder portion of the first bearing member.

Abstract: A rolling bearing unit with seal device comprises an outer ring member having an inner peripheral surface formed with outer ring raceways in double rows, an inner ring assembly having an outer peripheral surface formed with inner ring raceways in double rows opposed to the outer ring raceways and having an outward flange projected from the open end portion of the outer ring member, a plurality of rolling elements provided between the outer ring raceways and the inner ring raceways, respectively, and a seal ring for covering an annular space between the outer ring member and the inner ring assembly and comprising a reinforcing metal, a first side seal lip on the radially outer side having a tip edge in sliding contact relation with a side face of the outward flange, a second side seal lip on the radially inner side having a tip edge in sliding contact relation with a tip edge in sliding contact with a curved surface portion through which the side face is continued to the outer peripheral surface of the inner r

Abstract: A bearing seal (10) has a casing 11 with a dynamic sealing element (18) such as an EHD at an inner edge. At the outer edge of the casing (11) a static sealing element (14) is provided on an axially extending flange (13). The static sealing element (14) includes opposing outwardly projecting sealing lips (23) which are capable of deflection and which have an outer diameter greater than the diameter of the bearing housing bore when unrestrained. The bearing seal (10) seals the inner and outer race rings of a bearing dynamically and also the outer race ring with the bearing housing statically and positively.

Abstract: A spherical roller bearing has a seal at each axial end of the inner ring-outer ring annulus. Each seal has two spaced apart metal parts. Elastomeric seal lips are bonded to one metal part and extend into wiping contact with the other metal part. The spherical roller bearings described have three seal lips. In one embodiment two seal lips are bonded to one metal part and one seal lip is bonded to the other metal part. In the other embodiment the three seal lips are bonded to one metal part.

Abstract: In this seal-carrying bearing, seals are fitted removably in outer races. Owing to a resilient force occurring due to the elastic deformation of the seals fitted in annular grooves formed in the outer races, the seals are held in the annular grooves. Each of the seals comprises a core member fitted in the relative annular groove and formed by an elastic metal plate, and an elastic seal member fixed unitarily to the core member. The elastic seal member comprises a support portion fitted in the annular groove and held therein by a resilient force owing to elastic deformation occurring to the insertion thereof into the annular groove, a seal base portion closely contacting a circumferential surface of the relative outer race along the annular groove, and a seal lip portion extending from the seal base portion to a position in which the seal lip portion contacts the counter surface of the inner race.

Abstract: An annular elastomeric sealing member includes a static sealing lip and a series of projections facing the lubricant. Each projection has a convex front surface that provides two oppositely facing pumping faces and an angled rear surface that intersects the front surface at an acute angle so as to form a sharp leading edge. The sharp leading edge on each projection has a relatively small radial clearance with respect to the cylindrical surface that is to be sealed. This small clearance enables the projections to exert pumping forces on lubricant proximate to the cylindrical surface.

Abstract: Rolling-contact bearing equipped with a sealing device for the passage of a fluid. The bearing comprises a rotating race and a non-rotating race, through each one of which there pass channels (6,7) for the passage of fluid, rolling bodies (3) between the rotating race and non-rotating race, and a sealing device (8) mounted between the rotating race and non-rotating race to form a sealed intermediate chamber (14) communicating with the channels (6,7) for the passage of the fluid. The intermediate chamber has two flexible walls (11), the free end parts of which form two sealing lips (12) in rubbing contact with a bearing surface (13) of one of the races (2) of the bearing. The sealing device (8) comprises two coaxial seals made of a flexible material and held against each other by means of a metal reinforcing member (10), each of the seals comprising a ring of axial teeth (16) separated from one another by circumferential gaps.

Abstract: A sealing device for an universal joint includes a lip portion arranged to be in close contact with an outer peripheral edge of a bearing cap, and a dust cover portion arranged at the outer periphery of the lip portion substantially in parallel thereto with a predetermined clearance so as to extend over the outer peripheral edge of the bearing cap.

Abstract: A rolling bearing unit with rotating speed detector comprising an inner ring member with an inner ring raceway and a rotatable outer ring member with an outer ring raceway, a plurality of rolling bodies provided between the inner ring raceway and outer ring raceway, an annular, magnetic tone wheel fitted to the outer ring member, a support ring fitted to the axial end of the inner ring member, an annular sensor supported by the support ring so as to be faced to the tone wheel generally in a circumferential direction, the sensor comprising an annular magnetic pole piece, annular permanent magnet and annular coil, so that one end in magnetic orientation of the permanent magnet is placed adjacent to one end portion of the pole piece, while the other end in magnetic orientation is placed magnetically adjacent to the tone wheel, the coil provided adjacent to the pole piece, the tone wheel having cut-outs formed with a uniform pitch in a circumferential direction and faced across a clearance to a portion of the pol

Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a bearing bush of a cardan spider of a universal joint of a propeller shaft, in which a bearing journal is mounted on a rolling bearing, said sealing arrangement comprising an armored seal inserted into the bearing bush at a free end thereof and having at least one sealing lip which bears against a surface of the bearing journal under pre-tension, characterized in that the sealing arrangement comprises a seal (1,21) whose armoring (6) assures an axial positional fixing of the seal (1,21) by a positive engagement with an inner surface (8) of the bearing bush (2).

Abstract: Two annular sealing members are mounted at opposite ends of an anti-friction bearing to prevent leakage of lubricant out of the bearing. One of the sealing members includes a rigid annular plate having a molded elastomeric protuberance extending into an annular groove in an end surface of an inner race of the anti-friction bearing. The protuberance maintains concentricity and limits radial shifting between the sealing element and the bearing assembly.

Abstract: A hub rotates around the end of an axle housing on a tapered roller bearing which is packed with grease. The axle housing, which is part of a drive axle, conveys lubricating oil to the interior of the hub, but the oil does not encounter the grease, for a seal, which is fitted into the end of the bearing, separates the oil from the grease. The seal pumps the grease back to the interior of the bearing and the oil away from the interior of the bearing.

Abstract: A seal assembly interposed annularly between the inner and outer rings of a bearing assembly to seal an annular cavity formed between the inner and outer rings of the bearing assembly, the seal assembly having an annular seal member fitted onto the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring, a first annular seal lip, and a second annular seal lip, the first annular seal lip being in elastic-contact with the sidewall of an annular groove formed in the inner peripheral surface of the inner ring. The first annular seal lip has a radial length and an axial thickness satisfying a ratio (A/B) of the radial length (A) to the axial thickness (B), the ratio (A/B) being in the range of not less than 4.5 and not more than 7.0 to obtain a moderate rigidity capable of following the relative movement of the inner and outer rings.

Abstract: A radial seal assembly for sealing a lubricant-containing bearing cavity in an anti-friction bearing includes a rigid annular ring mounted in a cylindrical bore of the outer bearing case and a resilient sealing body bonded onto the ring and engaging an outwardly directed cylindrical sealing surface supported for rotation relative to and coaxially with the cylindrical bore in the bearing case. The seal body includes an outer dust seal lip engaging the sealing surface and a primary lubricant seal lip forming a dynamic seal with the sealing surface. The primary seal lip has a generally conical surface on the side thereof directed toward the bearing cavity, and a plurality of oil deflectors are integrally formed on and project from the conical surface within the annular space between the conical surface and the sealing surface, with the respective oil deflectors having leading and trailing surfaces inclined with respect to the direction of relative rotation.

Abstract: A seal for sealing a shaft passing through a housing wall is presented. The seal comprises a radial shaft-sealing ring with at least one sealing lip of elastomeric material under radial pretension. The sealing lip is fastened to a first leg of an essentially L-shaped first reinforcing ring. The second leg of this reinforcing ring extends axially and covers and abuts the outer ring of a roller bearing at least partially. The second leg is jacketed on the side facing the housing wall with an elastomeric material. The jacket is surrounded on the side facing the housing wall in a partial axial area by a second reinforcing ring of a resilient material. The ring abuts the housing wall at least partially during proper use under radial pretensioning. The jacket projects beyond the second reinforcing ring outside the partial axial area in the radial direction as manufactured.

Abstract: The rolling-contact bearing comprises a rotating race and a non-rotating race through each of which there pass ducts (6, 7) for passage of fluid, rolling elements (3) between the rotating and non-rotating races, and a sealing device (8) fitted between the rotating and non-rotating races in order to form a leaktight intermediate chamber (14) communicating with the ducts (6, 7) for the passage of fluid. The intermediate chamber has two flexible walls (11) of which the free end parts form two sealing lips (12) in frictional contact with a contact surface (13) of one of the races (2) of the bearing. The frictional contact surfaces (13) are inclined with respect to the axis (XX') of rotation of the bearing. The flexible walls (11) extend substantially parallel to the contact surfaces so that the contact pressure between the sealing lips and the surfaces varies in the same direction as the pressure of the fluid in the intermediate chamber (14) of the sealing device.

Abstract: A package bearing includes outer and inner rings, provided with opposing raceways, and rolling elements located between the raceways. The inner ring has a flange which projects outwardly past one end of the outer ring and is provided with a radially directed sealing surface that is located opposite the end of the outer ring. Here the outer ring is fitted with a seal including a case that is pressed over the outer surface of the outer ring and an elastomeric seal element having lips that bear against the sealing surface on the flange of the inner ring to establish a dynamic fluid barrier. The case surrounds the seal element to protect it from stone impingement. The seal is large enough to pass over the nearby set of rolling elements in the bearing and thus does not interfere with assembly of the bearing.

Abstract: A disk mountable on a rotating support has one side at least partially covered with an elastomer loaded with magnetic particles to form an encoder while the other side of said disk axially limits an annular chamber. A sealing structure attached to the disk and contained within the plane of a lateral side of a support capable of supporting a non-rotating component of the seal with incorporated encoder is mountable within an annular cavity which is axially limited by the plane.