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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
May. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hubert Kottritsch, Amstetten, AT;
Ferdinand Schweitzer, St. Peter, AT;
Assignee:
SKF GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384476 ; 384477 ; 277919 ;
Abstract
A rolling bearing having an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of rolling elements between the rings. A seal is mounted in the annular space between the rings comprising a flat disk (6), mounted to one of the bearing rings made of a material with good electrical conductivity. An annular member (9), attached to the other bearing ring whereby the seal functions as a current bridge to carry away electrical current according between the two bearing rings.