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US 12,071,982 B2Granted
Seal assembly for bearing assembly
AssigneeSchaeffler Techologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsElias Ferreira Machado, Tiago Marcelino Dias Lourenco, Marcelo Mariano Zavanella, Felipe Travaioli Souza
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Abstract
An improved seal assembly that includes an outer cap, a ring, and a spring washer. The ring is configured to repeatedly engage with a contact element defined on a bearing ring during rotation such that the ring vibrates.
Claims20
A seal assembly for a bearing assembly, the seal assembly comprising:
- a ring having a radially inner end configured to contact an inner bearing ring and a radially outer end configured to contact an outer bearing ring;
- a cap including a first end configured to attach to an outer bearing ring;
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- a spring washer arranged between the ring and the cap, wherein the spring washer applies a preload force to the ring.
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A bearing assembly comprising:
- an inner bearing ring, an outer bearing ring, and at least one row of rolling elements supported between the inner bearing ring and the outer bearing ring;
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- a seal assembly comprising:
- a ring configured to contact the inner bearing ring and the outer bearing ring;
- a cap configured to attach to the outer bearing ring;
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- a spring washer arranged in a retention space (P) defined between the ring and the cap, wherein the spring washer is configured to press the ring axially inward relative to the inner bearing ring and the outer bearing ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.