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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2001
Eric Beghini, La Membrolle, FR;
Christophe Houdayer, Tours, FR;
Jean-Pierre Collognat, Plymouth, MI (US);
SKF France, Clamart, FR;
Abstract
A suspension thrust bearing includes a first race, a second race, a row of rolling members disposed between the two races, a cap fastened to the first race and a sealing member that is fastened to a rotary or non-rotary member and cooperates with a respectively non-rotary or rotary surface. The sealing member includes a seal that is initially separate from the cap. The seal is mounted on the cap. It has a bead which is force-fitted in an annular groove in the cap. The seal is disposed axially between the cap and the second race or another cap fastened to the second race and has a lip that comes into rubbing contact with a bearing surface formed by a surface of the second race or of the other cap fastened to the second race.