Wheel assembly seal
AssigneeCrown Parts and Machines Inc.
InventorsLane R. Gobbs, Derek L. Hansen, Kenneth P. Pitman
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Abstract
A wheel assembly includes a spindle; a wheel hub rotatable relative to the spindle; a seal mounted between the spindle and the wheel hub, the spindle, the wheel hub, and the seal defining a sealed cavity; and at least one bearing mounted between the spindle and the wheel hub within the sealed cavity, the at least one bearing facilitating rotation of the wheel hub relative to the spindle.
Claims20
A wheel assembly comprising:
- a spindle;
- a wheel hub rotatable relative to the spindle;
- a seal mounted between the spindle and the wheel hub, the spindle, the wheel hub, and the seal defining a sealed cavity;
- and
- at least one bearing mounted between the spindle and the wheel hub within the sealed cavity, the at least one bearing facilitating rotation of the wheel hub relative to the spindle.
A method of forming a sealed cavity in a wheel assembly, the wheel assembly including a wheel hub, a spindle, a heat-generating device, and at least one bearing, the wheel hub rotatable relative to the spindle, the method comprising:
- mounting a seal between the wheel hub and the spindle, the seal separating the at least one bearing from the heat-generating device;
- creating a sealed cavity between the wheel hub and the spindle with the seal, the at least one bearing mounted within the sealed cavity;
- and
- filling bearing oil into the sealed cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.