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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Héctor Villalobos, Turin, IT;
Daniele Duch, San Gillio, IT;
Roberto Galante, Asti, IT;
Michel Organisciak, Utrecht, NL;
Paolo A Re, Nichelino, IT;
Andrea Serafini, Pinerolo, IT;
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
Low-friction sealing assembly for a vehicle wheel-hub unit inserted inside an annular interspace defined between a flanged rotating element and a stationary element, coaxial with each other, of the wheel-hub unit to protect at least one ring of revolving bodies arranged between the stationary element and the rotating element, and having a first annular screen and a second annular screen during use integral with the rotating element and with the stationary element; and an annular seal having lips that extend axially and radially projecting from the first screen towards the second screen inside an annular chamber defined by the first and second screens; the sealing assembly being a multi-stage sealing assembly provided with a first inner collecting stage designed to collect and expel some of the contaminants.