Consolidated Rail Corporation

Roller Bearing Industries, Inc.

Paul G Steets

Gerhard A Thelen

Daniel T Conway, Jr

Paul R Price

Michael E Paul

Timothy K Chu

Kenneth Stolz

A seal for use with a tapered roller bearing includes a seal affixed to a first seal support, and comprises an inner sealing member in contact with a second seal support, an outer sealing member extending toward and contacting the second seal support, and a central sealing member extending toward but not contacting the second seal support. A rain shield covering a gap between the first and second seal supports may also be included.

Bearing seal

Methods and apparatus for inspecting surfaces are disclosed. The present invention provides a system which is particularly useful for inspecting the inner race of a bearing and uses two video probes to create dual displayed views of the inner surface. The bearing is slowly rotated and the entire surface of the inner race is visually inspected by viewing the images collected by the video probes. Preferably, a motorized stand and frame are provided that automatically rotate the bearing and automatically insert the video probes into the bearing respectively. The magnification provided by the video probes permits the detection of flaws invisible to the human eye, and in certain embodiments a scale on or adjacent to the video images is also provided so that the size of the defects viewed can also be accurately determined.

Dual optic video display bearing inspection system

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Marlton, NJ, United States of America

Paul G Steets