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US 9,844,979 B2Granted
Wheel assembly seal
AssigneeCrown Parts and Machine Inc.
InventorsLane R. Gobbs, Derek L. Hansen, Kenneth P. Pitman
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Abstract
A wheel assembly includes a spindle; a wheel hub rotatable relative to the spindle; and a seal mounted between the spindle and the wheel hub, the spindle, the wheel hub, and the seal defining a sealed cavity, the seal having a first axial end and a second axial end, the first axial end coupled to the spindle, the second axial end coupled to the wheel hub.
Claims21
A wheel assembly comprising:
- a spindle;
- a wheel hub rotatable relative to the spindle;
- and
- a seal mounted between the spindle and the wheel hub, the spindle, the wheel hub, and the seal defining a sealed cavity, the seal comprising a first axial end and a second axial end, the first axial end coupled to the spindle, the second axial end coupled to the wheel hub, the first axial end of the seal configured to rotate relative to the second axial end of the seal.
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A wheel assembly comprising:
- a spindle;
- a wheel hub rotatable relative to the spindle;
- a brake assembly coupled to the spindle and the wheel hub;
- and
- a seal mounted between the spindle and the wheel hub, the spindle, the wheel hub, the brake assembly, and the seal defining a space in fluid communication with the brake assembly, the seal configured to seal against fluid flow.
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A method of forming a sealed cavity in a wheel assembly, the wheel assembly comprising a wheel hub and a spindle, the method comprising:
- coupling a first axial end of a seal to the spindle;
- coupling a second axial end of the seal to the wheel hub, the first axial end of the seal configured to rotate relative to the second axial end of the seal;
- creating a sealed cavity between the wheel hub and the spindle with the seal;
- and
- filling the sealed cavity partially with an oil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.