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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1987
Donald D Brown, Thiensville, WI (US);
Hayes Industrial Brake, Inc., Mequon, WI (US);
Abstract
A sealed thrust bearing including a housing having a circular base, an outer cylindrical wall formed around the outer edge of the base, and a cylindrical hub at the center of the base spaced from and coaxial with the cylindrical wall, a thrust bearing positioned in the space between the wall and hub, the thrust bearing including an inner race centered on said hub, a set of ball bearings seated on the inner race, and an outer race centered on the hub and seated on the ball bearings, the outer wall including a collar formed around the outer edge of the wall and a V-shaped ridge on the inside of the outer edge of the collar located in a position to sealingly engage the outer edge of the outer race and an outwardly angled lip around the inside of the hub positioned to sealingly engage the inner edge of the outer race to thereby seal the bearing lubricant within the housing.