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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Robert Weiss, II, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
Scheaffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/76 (2006.01); F16J 15/54 (2006.01); F16J 15/32 (2006.01); F16J 15/447 (2006.01); B60G 15/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/54 (2013.01); F16C 33/761 (2013.01); F16J 15/3272 (2013.01); F16J 15/4476 (2013.01); B60G 15/068 (2013.01); B60G 2204/128 (2013.01); B60G 2204/418 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rolling diaphragm seal for a strut bearing, the seal inserted into an annulus formed between an upper and lower housing. The seal having a hollow tubular form, formed into a ring open at one end. The seal rolling along a length thereof during relative rotation of the upper and lower housings. Alternatively, the seal can be a continuous hollow tubular form inserted between the upper and lower housings.