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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2023
Aktiebolaget Skf, Götenborg, SE;
Aktiebolaget SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A bearing unit includes a radially outer ring having seats formed in a radially inner surface thereof, a radially inner ring, a row of rolling bodies, and at least one sealing device interposed between the rings. Each sealing device includes a shaped shield, an elastomer coating overmolded on the shaped shield, and an anchorage formed on the elastomer coating. The anchorage includes a radially external anchoring lip received by the seat of the radially outer ring that includes a root portion and a projection distal to the root portion. The anchorage also includes an annular cavity formed on a radially internal side thereof, where an axial length of the annular cavity is greater than an axial length of the projection and the anchoring lip is flexed radially inward and at least partially fills the annular cavity.