A sealing device for a wheel hub unit configured to form a static seal to protect the wheel hub unit from environmental contaminants. The sealing device including a shield that is coupled to a collar of the wheel hub unit. The sealing device having a cylindrical lateral mounting wall pressed into the collar, an annular seat with a blind end formed in the cylindrical lateral wall, and a sealing gasket positioned, inside the seat and compressed radially between the groove and the collar, and formed by a sealing compound to allow the formation of a bead against the cylindrical lateral wall in a transport and/or assembly configuration of the sealing device. The bead being movable into the seat by a scraping action exerted by the collar during the assembly of the shield.
SEALING DEVICE FOR A WHEEL HUB UNIT
2020-03-12
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge |
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