Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Universal joint including a seal, seal, and method for installing a seal
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Application No.: US15691926Application Date: 2017-08-31
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Publication No.: US10794420B2Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: Volker Wendt , Padelis Katsaros
- Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
- Applicant Address: SE Gothenburg
- Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
- Current Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
- Current Assignee Address: SE Gothenburg
- Agency: J-TEK Law PLLC
- Agent Scott T. Wakeman; Mark A. Ussai
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@7c0ed8a5
- Main IPC: F16C21/00
- IPC: F16C21/00 ; F16C33/78

Abstract:
A universal joint includes a bush, a bearing journal supported in the bush by a bearing and a seal assembly configured to form a seal between the bearing journal and the bush. The seal assembly includes an outer body formed from a first material having a first hardness, and a reinforcing body at least partially embedded in the outer body is formed from a second material having a hardness greater than the hardness of the first material. The reinforcing body contacts and forms a slip surface for a rolling element of the bearing. The reinforcing body and the outer body are configured such that the reinforcing body compresses a portion of the outer body against the journal when the seal assembly is mounted on the bearing journal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180073556A1 UNIVERSAL JOINT INCLUDING A SEAL, SEAL, AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A SEAL Public/Granted day:2018-03-15
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