Hub assembly for a marine vessel propulsion unit including a spline seal
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsDaniel PATIÑO CRESPO, Raymundo JUAN LIEN CHANG
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Abstract
A hub assembly for a marine vessel propulsion unit is provided. The hub assembly includes a hub having a splined inner circumferential surface including first axially aligned splines and a further inner circumferential surface radially offset from the splined inner circumferential surface. The hub assembly also includes a seal held by the further inner circumferential surface. The seal includes a splined inner circumferential seal surface having second axially aligned splines aligned with the first axially aligned splines.
Claims16
A hub assembly for a marine vessel propulsion unit comprising:
- a hub having a splined inner circumferential surface including first axially aligned splines and a further inner circumferential surface radially offset from the splined inner circumferential surface;
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- a seal held by the further inner circumferential surface, the seal including a splined inner circumferential seal surface having second axially aligned splines aligned with the first axially aligned splines.
A method of forming a sealed hub assembly for a marine vessel propulsion unit comprising:
- providing a hub having a splined inner circumferential surface including first axially aligned splines and a further inner circumferential surface radially offset from the splined inner circumferential surface;
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- axially inserting a seal into the further inner circumferential surface, the seal including a splined inner circumferential seal surface having second axially aligned splines aligned with the first axially aligned splines.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.