ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARING UNIT FOR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A rolling-element bearing unit for a wheel bearing assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
- a rolling-element bearing including a bearing outer ring, a bearing inner ring, a bearing interior between the bearing outer ring and the bearing inner ring and a plurality of rolling elements disposed in the bearing interior, the bearing inner ring having an inner ring surface facing the bearing interior and a first and a second axial end surface, anda first seal assembly comprising a retainer fixed on the bearing outer ring and supporting a seal element configured to slidingly seal against the bearing inner ring surface or against a slip sleeve carried by the bearing inner ring,wherein, the retainer is an angle bracket having an axially extending annular leg and a radially inwardly extending annular flange, the radially inwardly extending annular flange projecting radially inwardly beyond the bearing inner ring surface.
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Abstract
A rolling-element bearing unit for a wheel bearing assembly of a vehicle includes a rolling-element bearing with an outer ring, a an inner ring, a bearing interior between the outer ring and the inner ring and a plurality of rolling elements in the bearing interior. The inner ring has an inner ring surface facing the bearing interior and a first and a second axial end surface. A first seal assembly includes a retainer fixed on the bearing outer ring and a seal element configured to slidingly seal against the bearing inner ring surface or against a slip sleeve carried by the bearing inner ring. The retainer is an angle bracket having an axially extending annular leg and a radially inwardly extending annular flange, and radially inwardly extending flange projects radially inwardly beyond the bearing inner ring surface, for example, over a step in the first axial end surface.
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11 Claims
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1. A rolling-element bearing unit for a wheel bearing assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
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a rolling-element bearing including a bearing outer ring, a bearing inner ring, a bearing interior between the bearing outer ring and the bearing inner ring and a plurality of rolling elements disposed in the bearing interior, the bearing inner ring having an inner ring surface facing the bearing interior and a first and a second axial end surface, and a first seal assembly comprising a retainer fixed on the bearing outer ring and supporting a seal element configured to slidingly seal against the bearing inner ring surface or against a slip sleeve carried by the bearing inner ring, wherein, the retainer is an angle bracket having an axially extending annular leg and a radially inwardly extending annular flange, the radially inwardly extending annular flange projecting radially inwardly beyond the bearing inner ring surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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