Bearing component masking unit
AssigneeEmerson Power Transmission Manufacturing, L.P.
InventorsEd Paver, Adam M. Theros, Tim Ross
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Abstract
A housing having an inner surface and having a bottom end, a bearing component positioned within the housing above the bottom end of the housing, a first seal positioned within the housing between the bottom end of the housing and the bearing component, the first seal sized to provide a seal against the inner surface of the housing and to cover the a first sidewall surface of the bearing component, a top end of the housing positioned opposite the bottom end, a second seal positioned within the housing between the bearing component and the top end of the housing, the second seal sized to provide a seal against the inner surface of the housing and to cover a second sidewall surface of the bearing component during a coating operation.
Claims28
A bearing component masking unit comprising:
- a housing having an inner surface;
- a first fixture attached to a first end of the housing;
- a seal positioned within the first end of the housing and sized to provide a seal against the inner surface of the housing;
- a plurality of seals adapted to provide a seal against the inner surface of the housing and adapted to cover sidewall surfaces of respective additional bearing components when positioned within the housing;
- a second fixture positioned within a second end of the housing;
- a seal positioned within the second end of the housing and sized to provide a seal against the inner surface of the housing;
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- a means for drawing the first fixture toward the second fixture.
A bearing component masking unit comprising:
- a housing having an inner surface and having a bottom end;
- a bearing component positioned within the housing above the bottom end of the housing;
- a first seal positioned within the housing between the bottom end of the housing and the bearing component, the first seal sized to provide a seal against the inner surface of the housing and to cover a first sidewall surface of the bearing component;
- a top end of the housing positioned opposite the bottom end;
- a second seal positioned within the housing between the bearing component and the top end of the housing, the second seal sized to provide a seal against the inner surface of the housing and to cover a second sidewall surface of the bearing component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.