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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Helmut Hauck, Euerbach, DE;
Hubert Herbst, Gädheim, DE;
Assignee:
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/38 (2006.01); F16C 33/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/385 (2013.01); F16C 33/7866 (2013.01); F16D 2250/0084 (2013.01); F16D 2300/08 (2013.01); F16D 2300/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cup assembly for a pin of a universal joint bearing includes a cup, a first seal ring attached to the cup, and a second seal ring. The first seal ring includes an elastic element and a spring element configured to preload the elastic element toward the pin, the second seal ring includes a dimensionally stable seal section that is configured to sealingly interact with the pin, and the second seal ring is connected to the cup either directly, or via the elastic element or via an elastic retainer. Also a method of installing the cup assembly.