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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Hines, Cadillac, MI (US);
Raymond J Monroe, Cadillac, MI (US);
Danny R Ruppel, Lake City, MI (US);
Assignee:
Cadillac Rubber & Plastics, Inc., Cadillac, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384138 ;
Abstract
A bearing seal assembly (10) provides a seal and a low-friction bearing between a shaft (18) and a housing (20); and includes a relatively flexible annular seal (12) circumscribing the shaft (18), a low friction race (14) circumscribing and nonrotatably mounted to the seal (12) and a low friction case (16) rotatably housing the seal (12) and the race (14). The bearing seal assembly can be used to seal the annular area between an automotive steering column and an automotive body.