Patent ID: 6869224

Claim:
An apparatus for sealing a water pump bearing, the water pump bearing comprising: a plurality of rolling elements arranged between an inner race and an outer race; a retainer for maintaining a prescribed space between each rolling element; a seal coupled to a tip end of an opening in the space formed between said inner race and said outer race, wherein said seal comprises: a first seal equipped with a first reinforcing frame and inserted into an inner axial section of the bearing; and a second seal equipped with a second reinforcing frame and inserted into an outer axial section of the bearing for coupling with said first seal, wherein said first seal further comprises: a first seal element inserted into an inner radial section of said first reinforcing frame and having two seal lips abutted to an inner radial section of said second reinforcing frame; and said second seal further comprises a second seal element inserted into an outer radial section of said second reinforcing frame and having two seal lips abutted to a central radial section of said first reinforcing frame.