BEARING UNIT FOR A ROTOR UNIT OF A WIND TURBINE AND WIND TURBINE

Provided is a bearing unit for a rotor unit of a wind turbine, including a first bearing ring, a second bearing ring, a plurality of rolling elements and a sealing member including a sealing member base portion, a first sealing member tip portion and a second sealing member tip portion, wherein the...

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Zusammenfassung:Provided is a bearing unit for a rotor unit of a wind turbine, including a first bearing ring, a second bearing ring, a plurality of rolling elements and a sealing member including a sealing member base portion, a first sealing member tip portion and a second sealing member tip portion, wherein the first sealing member tip portion abuts a first wall of the first bearing ring and the second sealing member tip portion abuts a second wall of the bearing unit, wherein the sealing member is configured and arranged such that a first contact pressure between the first sealing member tip portion) and the first wall is transmitted through the sealing member to the second sealing member tip portion to increase a second contact pressure between the second sealing member tip portion and the second wall. Also provided is a wind turbine.