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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2023
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Marie-Joelle Huot-Marchand, Diges, FR;
Vincent Bredoire, Pourrain, FR;
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A rolling-element bearing includes first and second concentric ring assemblies mounted for relative rotation. The first ring assembly includes a first rolling ring and a first sealing ring supporting first and second seal elements each having a lip. The second ring assembly includes a second rolling ring and a second sealing ring contacted by the lips of the first and second seal elements. The first sealing ring includes a first sealing member radially spaced from the first seal element and a first leakage test channel having an inlet between the first sealing member and the first seal element and an outlet at an external surface of the first sealing ring, and/or the second sealing ring includes second and third sealing members and a second leakage test channel having an inlet between the second and third sealing members and an outlet at an external surface of the second sealing ring.