Patent ID: 7988364

Claim:
A lubrication seal assembly for providing a lubrication barrier to confine lubrication in a bearing having a first bearing ring and a second bearing ring, the second bearing ring having a groove disposed therein, the lubrication seal assembly comprising a support ring being of size to be disposed between the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring, the support ring being configured to be fixated to one of the bearing rings in a first sealing position and a second sealing position, the support ring including a first seal ring and a second seal ring which seal rings are suitable for forming the lubrication barrier, wherein the second seal ring has a sealing portion with a width less than or equal to a width of the groove so as to freely extend therein and not contact the second bearing ring, wherein the support ring is configured such that in the first sealing position and attached to one of the bearing rings the first seal ring forms the lubrication barrier with a first sealing area while the sealing portion of the second seal ring is disposed in the groove and does not engage the the second bearing ring, and wherein the support ring is configured such that only in the second sealing position the second seal ring forms the lubrication barrier with the sealing portion on the second sealing area on the second bearing ring.