Patent ID: 11885376
Assignee: AMSTED RAIL COMPANY, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 23:
24. A method of making a seal case for a railway roller bearing, the method comprising:
positioning a metallic ring in a mold configured to form a seal case for a railway roller bearing assembly;
advancing a plastic material into the mold;
joining the plastic material and the metallic ring in the mold;
removing the seal case from the mold;
joining a labyrinth stator to the seal case;
wherein the seal case has a central axis and the mold includes a portion configured to form an annular end portion of the seal case, the annular end portion including a first radial wall;
wherein joining the labyrinth stator to the seal case includes positioning a second radial wall of the labyrinth stator adjacent the first radial wall of the annular end portion of the seal case, the stator including at least one axial wall extending away from the second radial wall.