Seal for steering knuckle pin bearing
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsJürgen Kurth, Marcel Gersting
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Abstract
A steering knuckle pin bearing assembly includes a bearing and a steering knuckle pin pivotably supporting a steering knuckle relative to an axle beam. A sealing collar seals a space between the bearing and the steering knuckle pin, which space may include a spacer washer. The sealing collar is slidably borne on a radial outer surface of the bearing. In addition, the sealing collar has at least one sealing region that is in slidable contact with an at least substantially cylindrical sealing surface of the axle beam.
Claims20
A seal of a steering knuckle pin bearing comprising:
- a steering knuckle pin configured to pivotably bear a steering knuckle relative to an axle beam,
- a bearing disposed about the steering knuckle pin, and
- a sealing collar configured to seal a space between the bearing and the axle beam, wherein the sealing collar is slidably borne on a radial outer surface of the bearing and includes at least one sealing region that is slidable onto an at least substantially cylindrical sealing surface of the axle beam.
A steering knuckle pin bearing assembly comprising:
- a steering knuckle pin pivotably supporting a steering knuckle relative to an axle beam,
- a bearing disposed about the steering knuckle pin between the steering knuckle and the axle beam, and
- a sealing collar sealing a space between the bearing and the axle beam, wherein the sealing collar is slidably borne on a radial outer surface of the bearing and includes at least one sealing region in slidable contact with an at least substantially cylindrical sealing surface of the axle beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.