Patent ID: 6843410

Claim:
An encoder-equipped seal including an elastic element and a reinforcing ring for mounting on a wheel bearing unit on an automotive vehicle or sealing the bearing unit and for detecting a number of revolutions of the wheel, further including a first ring element and a second ring element, wherein the first ring element includes a first reinforcing ring having a first cylindrical portion extending in an axial direction of the wheel bearing unit and a first flanged portion extending from the first cylindrical portion in a radial direction, and a magnetic ring attached to the first flanged portion of the first reinforcing ring; the second ring element includes a second reinforcing ring having a second flanged portion extending in the radial direction, and a seal lip arranged radially on a circumferential edge of the second flanged portion of the second reinforcing ring; and the first ring element and the second ring element are united into one unit by allowing one to engage the other, in such a manner that the first ring element is located outwardly in the axial direction of the wheel bearing unit and the second ring element is located inwardly in the axial direction of the wheel bearing unit.