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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2016
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Alaa Makke, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Michael Claassen, Bruce Township, MI (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A seal for a bearing assembly, including: a longitudinal axis; a first portion arranged to engage an outer ring for the bearing assembly; and a second portion extending radially inward and in a first axial direction from the first portion. The second portion includes: a first lip arranged to contact a rotatable shaft passing through the bearing assembly; and a second lip located past the first lip in a second axial direction, opposite the first axial direction, and arranged to be separated, in a radial direction, from the rotatable shaft by a first distance.