Wheel bearing unit and method for manufacturing a seal unit of a wheel bearing unit
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorVolker Wendt
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Abstract
A wheel bearing unit includes a first inner ring having an axial end side, a second inner ring having an axial end side contacting the axial end side of the first inner ring at a joint, and a seal unit that seals the joint between the first inner ring and the second inner ring. The seal unit includes at least one seal element and at least one further component that exerts pressure on the at least one seal element, and the at least one further component is at least partially comprised of sheet metal.
Claims13
A wheel bearing unit comprising:
- a first inner ring having an axial end side,
- a second inner ring having an axial end side contacting the axial end side of the first inner ring at a joint, and
- a seal unit that seals the joint between the first inner ring and the second inner ring, the seal unit including at least one seal element and at least one further component that exerts pressure on the at least one seal element,
- wherein the at least one further component is at least partially comprised of sheet metal.
A component for securing a seal ring to a bearing ring comprising a deformed sheet metal strip having a first end attached to a second end and including a receiving channel configured to at least partial receive a seal ring.
A method for manufacturing a seal unit of a wheel bearing unit comprising bending a sheet metal strip into a ring and attaching a first end of the ring to a second end of the ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.