Aktiebolaget Skf

Stephane Gaultier

Benoit Arnault

Bruno Montboeuf

Thomas Perrotin

Philippe Walter

Desire Vidot

Xavier Blanchard

A suspension thrust bearing device for use with a suspension spring in an automotive suspension strut, and having a bearing with an upper annular part and a lower annular part. The lower annular part includes an axial hub and an outwardly projected radial flange extending from the axial hub, and the lower part has an exterior support surface that axially supports an upper end of a suspension spring by the intermediate of a damping device. The damping device provides an axial portion secured to an axial hub, and a radial portion secured to a radial flange. The axial hub of the lower annular part has a plurality of radially through recesses that are axially open on an axial lower end of the axial hub. The axial portion of the damping device includes a plurality of pins that radially inwardly protrude from the axial portion.

Suspension thrust bearing device

A bearing having an inner race, an outer race and a wear race mounted to press against an external face of one of the races and fastened on the race is provided. The wear race provides at least one annular flange locally covering an internal face of the race opposite the external face. The bearing further provides a sealing member fastened on the other race and includes at least one sealing lip in friction contact with the annular flange of the wear race.

Bearing comprising a wear race

A bearing ring comprising at least one jamming bead of a seal, each bead protruding relative to a radial surface of the ring, in an orthoradial direction relative to a central axis of the ring.

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Sonsay, France

Stephane Gaultier