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Sealing ring and the use thereof

US10612662B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Carl Freudenberg KG · DE

Inventors

Kristian Mueller-Niehuus · Frankfurt, DE
Hans-Werner Guenther · Drakenburg, DE
Frank Schoenberg · Lampertheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 21, 2017
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 8, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16J15/3208
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sealing ring which, when viewed in cross section, is formed in the shape of a 7, has a first axial leg and a sealing leg that has a sealing lip, the sealing leg being connected to a first end face of the axial leg by means of a joint, and has a clamping element for stabilizing the sealing leg in the radial direction. The clamping element is annular and, when viewed in cross section, is formed by a 7-shaped spring, and has a second axial leg and a stabilizing leg, the second axial leg being connected to the first axial leg and the stabilizing leg being connected to the sealing leg.

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