Patent ID: 6039322
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: F16C

Abstract:
A sealing arrangement for sealing a shaft, comprising:a thrust ring including a first radially inwardly pointing leg and an axially extending second leg, the second leg having radial external characteristic, the thrust ring having a coating composed of an elastomeric material, the coating, under a radial prestressing, being positioned against a wall of a housing which defines a bore hole of the housing, the first leg composed of a hard material, the second leg being at least partially enclosed by the coating on an end face, the end face facing away from a space of the housing to be sealed, the second leg and the coating being positioned against a longitudinal limit stop of the wall in a vibrational isolating manner, the coating separating the longitudinal limit stop from the end face;a roller bearing provided in a radial direction between the second leg and the shaft, the roller bearing including a radially inner race which has a side portion, the side portion of the inner race extending in a substantially vertical direction; anda rotary shaft seal provided in the bore hole, the seal including a sealing lip which surrounds the shaft, the seal being radially prestressed to arrange the sealing lip on the first leg, the sealing lip provided in an axial direction on a particular side of the roller bearing and on the first leg facing the space in the housing to be sealed,wherein the first leg extends at an acute angle from the side portion of the inner race, and wherein the first leg and the second leg, respectively, are provided with the elastomeric material only on a side facing away from the roller bearing.