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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Christian Mock, Schweinfurt, DE;
Darius Dlugai, Schwebheim, DE;
Marco Krapf, Burkardroth, DE;
Andreas Kaiser, Werneck, DE;
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 19/18 (2006.01); B60B 27/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/78 (2006.01); F16C 33/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/7883 (2013.01); B60B 27/0073 (2013.01); F16C 33/805 (2013.01); F16C 19/186 (2013.01); F16C 2240/30 (2013.01); F16C 2326/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seal assembly for a bearing includes an inner support element arranged for connection to an inner bearing ring and an outer support element arranged for connection to an outer bearing ring. The inner support element has a contact surface formed at an angle between 0 degrees and 90 degrees relative to a horizontal the outer support element has a first seal element with a seal lip contacting the contact surface.