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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2022
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
John Arthur Wilkins, Chicago, IL (US);
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A seal assembly is for sealing a space adjacent to a bearing and defined between an inner member and an outer member disposed about the inner member. The seal assembly includes an annular seal disposed about the inner member and having a sealing lip sealingly engageable with the inner member. An annular load ring is disposed within the outer member bore and has an inner circumferential surface defining a bore, the seal being disposed within the bore and coupled with the ring. A first axial end of the ring is disposed against the bearing outer ring, or a spacer disposed axially between the load ring and the bearing outer ring, and a second axial end is disposed against a radial surface of the outer member. The load ring is configured to support axial loading on, and to prevent axial displacement of, the bearing outer ring.