Rolling-element bearing
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsChristoph KERN, Emmanuel PICHLMAIER, Alfred SCHWAPPACH, Jens BERGMANN
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Abstract
An axially supporting rolling-element bearing of a rolling mill shaft includes an inner ring having a raceway, an outer ring having a raceway and a plurality of rolling elements on the raceways between the rings. An outer surface of the outer ring includes an opening such as a groove that faces radially outward and contains a seal element. The seal element includes a seal lip that extends out of the groove. When the rolling element bearing is placed in a bore of a housing, the outer ring is spaced from the bore by the seal element.
Claims12
An axially supporting rolling-element bearing of a rolling mill shaft, the axially supporting rolling element bearing comprising:
- at least one inner ring,
- at least one outer ring, and
- a plurality of rolling elements disposed in a bearing interior between the at least one inner ring and the at least one outer ring,
- wherein the at least one inner ring includes at least one raceway on a radially outer surface,
- wherein the at least one outer ring includes at least one raceway on a radially inner surface facing the at least one raceway of the at least one inner ring and at least one radially outwardly facing opening on a radially outer surface,
- wherein at least one seal element is mounted in the at least opening, the at least one seal element including at least one seal lip, and
- wherein the at least one seal lip projects outward from the at least one opening in a direction having a radial component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.