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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Felix Hofbauer, Schweinfurt, DE;
Rainer Schroder, Egenhausen, DE;
Martin Grehn, Dittelbrunn, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A sealed anti-friction bearing (), including an annular sealing washer () which seals a rolling-body chamber () in the axial direction, wherein the sealing washer () has a fastening section () for connecting it fixedly to a bearing ring () of the anti-friction bearing () so as to rotate with it, and wherein the sealing washer () is anchored with its fastening section () in a circumferential groove () of the bearing ring. According to the invention, it is provided that the fastening section () has a first clamping element in the form of a barb () and a second clamping element in the form of an annular bead (), and that the barb () and the bead () enter into a non-positive connection with oppositely lying surfaces of the groove ().