Title:
A SEALED BEARING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006019347
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
The invention refers to a sealed, self-aligning bearing having an inner bearing ring (1) with race tracks (3a, 3b) for rolling bodies (3e), and an outer bearing ring (2) with a race track (4) for the rolling bodies, positioned radially outside the inner bearing ring, at least at one side of the bearing, a bearing seal (10) arranged in the bearing axially outside the race tracks (3a, 3b, 4) and designed to bridge the space between the inner and outer bearing rings (1, 2), the bearing seal (10) having an outer annular rim (11) fitted in an annular groove (8) in the inner surface of the outer bearing ring (2) and an inner annular rim (12) arranged slidingly to contact the outer surface of the inner bearing ring (1), the outer rim (11) and the inner rim (12) of the bearing seal (10) being interconnected by an intermediate member (13), wherein the intermediate member (13) interconnecting the outer rim (11) and the inner rim of the bearing seal (10), is a bellows-like thin membrane, with an ability of alternatively being stretched and compressed for permitting the bearing rings (1, 2) of the self-aligning bearing to make displacements and/or angular misalignments.
Inventors:
FALK JOHAN (SE)
Application Number:
PCT/SE2005/001126
Publication Date:
May 03, 2007
Filing Date:
July 07, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SKF AB (SE)
FALK JOHAN (SE)
FALK JOHAN (SE)
International Classes:
F16C33/78; F16C23/08; F16C
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