Support assembly for food applications
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsPasquale Frezza, Andrea A. Bertolini, Renato Berti
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Abstract
A support assembly for a shaft includes a bearing unit adapted to receive the shaft and a cover for sealing the bearing unit. The bearing unit includes a radially outer ring and a radially inner ring, and the cover includes a bottom wall, a side wall integrally connected to the bottom wall, and a engaging portion extending from a distal end of the side wall. The engaging portion forms a dynamic seal with an axially outer annular surface of the radially outer ring. The cover is secured to the radially inner ring of the support assembly.
Claims20
A support assembly for a shaft, comprising:
- a bearing unit configured to receive the shaft, the bearing unit comprising:
- a radially inner ring;
- and
- a radially outer ring comprising an axially external annular surface;
- and
- a cover comprising:
- a bottom wall;
- a side wall integrally connected to the bottom wall;
- and
- a engaging portion extending from a distal end of the side wall;
- wherein the cover is anchored to the radially inner ring, and
- wherein between the axially external annular surface of the outer ring and the engaging portion of the cover a dynamic seal is formed.
A bearing unit comprising:
- a radially outer ring;
- and
- a radially inner ring comprising a plurality of annular seats formed on a radially outer lateral surface thereof;
- and
- wherein the plurality of annular seats are configured to receive a plurality of teeth of a cover for the bearing unit.
A cover, comprising:
- a bottom wall comprising an opening;
- a side wall integrally connected to the bottom wall;
- a engaging portion extending from a distal end of the side wall and configured to form a dynamic seal with a radially outer ring of a bearing unit;
- and
- a plurality of teeth configured to secure the cover to a radially inner ring of the bearing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.