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Foldable gasket with continuous sealing contour

US11621453B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

REINZ-DICHTUNGS-GMBH · DE

Inventors

Andreas RUOPP · Widderstall, DE
Tobias Wolf · Sandkrug, DE
Johann Waldvogel · Krumbach, DE
Michael Heuschmid · Neu-Ulm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 7, 2021
Grant date	Apr 4, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a seal for sealing an inner chamber of a housing from an exterior of the housing, comprising at least one sealing layer that has: at least two rigid sealing layer portions having a respective support element, wherein the rigid sealing layer portions are interconnected by a flexible sealing layer portion, which consists of or comprises at least in part an elastomer; and at least one sealing contour, which extends continuously over the different sealing layer portions, wherein the support elements each comprise, in an end region adjoining the flexible sealing layer portion, at least one through-opening, through which the elastomer of the flexible sealing layer portion extends, and the end region of each support element is coined in at least one first end-side coining region and is enclosed by the elastomer in the first end-side coining region at least in some regions.

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