Patent ID: 8734022
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: F16C,F16J

Abstract:
1. A bearing assembly having a sealing device for sealing a space between a hub and a spindle pivotally connected by a bearing, the hub being coaxially mounted on the spindle and extending in an axial direction and the bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring, the bearing assembly comprising: a radial shaft seal including a shell portion having an outer static sealing surface disposeable against the hub and a hinge portion having a radial sealing lip; and a sleeve member including an inner static sealing surface disposeable against the spindle, the sleeve member forming a running surface contactable by the radial sealing lip of the radial shaft seal, the sleeve member comprising a sleeve portion extending in the axial direction beyond a side surface of the inner ring of the bearing and disposeable about a shoulder diameter of the inner ring of the bearing, wherein the radial shaft seal is configured to extend between the hub and the running surface of the sleeve member, the radial shaft seal is not connected to the outer ring of the bearing and the radial shaft seal does not contact the inner ring of the bearing, the outer static sealing surface of the radial shaft seal being located on the hub and the sealing lip of the radial shaft seal being located on the running surface of the sleeve member.