Sealing element, and drive unit containing a sealing element

[0022] In FIG. 1, a sealing element 10 is shown, which has a radial shaft sealing ring 12 that is joined to an axial sealing ring 14. The radial shaft sealing ring 12 has a radial sealing face 16, which in the exemplary embodiment has a structuring 20 embodied as grooves 18. This structuring 20 serves to compensate for pressure peaks and for better adhesion to an outer component 22 to be radially sealed off. Diametrically opposite the outer sealing face 16, a sealing lip 26 is integrally formed onto the radial shaft sealing ring 12 and has a sealing edge 28 for radial contact with an inner component 30. The inner sealing lip 26 is joined to the outer sealing face 16 via a connecting region 34 extending in the radial direction, so that the radial shaft sealing ring 12 has a substantially U-shaped profile 36. The sealing element 10 in the exemplary embodiment is produced by means of an injection-molding process, in which a metal support ring 40, as an inlay part, is spray-coated with a s