Wheel Bearing Apparatus
US-2018186181-A1 · Jul 5, 2018 · US
Sealing arrangement for a wheel bearing arrangement of a motor vehicle
US11274704B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11274704-B2 |
| Application number | US-201916961817-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | Jan 15, 2018 |
| Publication date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2022 |
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A seal arrangement for a wheel bearing arrangement of a motor vehicle, including a seal body having a sealing lip, wherein the seal body is arranged on a fixed component of the wheel bearing arrangement and the sealing lip abuts a sealing surface of a rotating component of the wheel bearing arrangement. The disclosure is distinguished in that a film is applied to the sealing surface.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A seal arrangement for a wheel bearing arrangement of a motor vehicle, comprising: a seal body having a plurality of sealing lips, wherein the seal body is arranged on a fixed component of the wheel bearing arrangement and at least one sealing lip abuts a sealing surface of a rotating component of the wheel bearing arrangement, wherein a film is applied to the sealing surface; and wherein the film is connected to the sealing surface via an adhesive and/or a friction-locked connection, wherein the film co a first of the plurality of sealing lips but does not contact a second of the plurality of sealing lips, and wherein the fixed component of the wheel bearing arrangement is a fixed bearing ring of a roller bearing and the rotating component of the wheel bearing arrangement having the sealing surface is a wheel hub, the wheel hub comprising a circumferential groove, wherein the circumferential groove comprises a recess extending in the axial direction, wherein a base of the recess forms the sealing surface. 2. The seal arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the film has a layer thickness (d) of ≤0.3 mm. 3. The seal arrangement as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the film is made of plastic, metal, or composite material. 4. The seal arrangement as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the film has a surface quality having a roughness depth (Rz) of Rz<10 μm. 5. The seal arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the friction-locked connection is produced by means of shrinking. 6. The seal arrangement as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the film is made of plastic, metal, or composite material. 7. The seal arrangement as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the film has a surface quality having a roughness depth (Rz) of Rz<10 μm. 8. The seal arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the film is made of plastic, metal, or composite material. 9. The seal arrangement as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the film has a surface quality having a roughness depth (Rz) of Rz<10 μm. 10. The seal arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the film has a surface quality having a roughness depth (Rz) of Rz<10 μm.
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characterised by sealing means · CPC title
- F16J15/3264Primary
the elements being separable from each other · CPC title
Surface roughness · CPC title
Wheel hubs or castors · CPC title
by attaching pre-existing layers, e.g. resin sheets or foils by adhesion to a substrate; Laminating · CPC title
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- What does patent US11274704B2 cover?
- A seal arrangement for a wheel bearing arrangement of a motor vehicle, including a seal body having a sealing lip, wherein the seal body is arranged on a fixed component of the wheel bearing arrangement and the sealing lip abuts a sealing surface of a rotating component of the wheel bearing arrangement. The disclosure is distinguished in that a film is applied to the sealing surface.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Audi Ag
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16J15/3264. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 15 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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