Patent ID: 6817769
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
A bearing assembly comprising:a bearing inner ring having an inner raceway on an outer surface thereof; a bearing outer ring having an outer raceway on an inner surface thereof, said outer ring positioned such that the inner raceway is in an opposed and spaced apart relation from the outer raceway; a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the inner raceway and the outer raceway; a seal carrier fixed with respect to the bearing outer ring, said seal carrier including a flange extending generally radially inward toward the bearing inner ring; a flinger element fixed with respect to the bearing inner ring, said flinger element comprised of an axially positioned first flange having an inner surface and a second flange extending from said first flange, said second flange extending in a radial and inwardly angled direction and having a tapered inner surface; a flexible sealing member affixed to an end of the seal carrier, said sealing member having a first sealing leg contacting the inner surface of the first flange of the flinger element, a second sealing leg contacting the inner surface of the first flange of the flinger element, and a third sealing leg contacting the sloped inner surface of the second flange of the flinger element.