Seal arrangement
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsMarco Krapf, Patrick Schmitt, Andreas Becker
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a seal arrangement with a sealing element, which has a carrier plate with a sealing body of an elastomer material molded onto it. The sealing body has at least a first sealing lip. The elastomer material of the sealing body is provided with fillers arranged at least in regions thereof, and the elastomer material has at least a first filler and a second filler, different from the first filler. Particles at least of one of the fillers have a greater hardness than the elastomer material of the sealing body.
Claims20
A seal arrangement with a sealing element which has a carrier plate with a sealing body molded thereon of an elastomer material, the sealing body having at least a first sealing lip, and the elastomer material has at least a first filler and a second filler different from the first filler, wherein particles of at least one of the first filler or the second filler has a higher hardness than the elastomer material of the sealing body.
A bearing, comprising:
- an outer ring,
- an inner ring,
- a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring,
- a seal arrangement disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring, the seal arrangement comprising:
- a carrier plate fixed to the outer ring, the carrier plate having a molded body thereon, the molded body comprising at least one elastically deformable sealing lip formed integrally with the molded body, and
- the molded body and the elastically deformable sealing lip constructed from an elastomer material having a first filler, a second filler, and a third filler, and
- a running plate:
- sealingly contacting the at least one elastically deformable sealing lip,
- fixed to the inner ring, and
- wherein:
- the first filler, the second filler, and the third filler are different from each other,
- the first filler comprises carbon,
- the second filler comprises glass, phenolic resin, or PTFE, and
- the third filler comprises glass, phenolic resin, or PTFE.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.