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Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2023
Applicant:

Freudenberg-nok General Partnership, Plymouth, MI (US);

Inventor:

Lloyd Wylie, Cleveland, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/32 (2016.01); F16J 15/3232 (2016.01); F16J 15/3244 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3244 (2013.01); F16J 15/3232 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drive-line seal system includes a housing having a bore therein. A shaft is rotatably received in the bore. A slinger is mounted to the shaft and includes a radially outwardly extending surface. An annular retainer is mounted within the bore in the housing. An annular seal body is molded to the retainer and includes a main seal lip and a dust lip extending from an inner end of the annular retainer. The annular seal body further includes an axial seal lip which engages the radially extending surface of the slinger. The axial seal lip includes a plurality of raised pumping features that engage the radially extending surface of the slinger.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wylie, Lloyd. (2026). Contaminant exclusion seal design (U.S. Patent No. 12535139). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12535139

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