Sealing means for stirling engine crankcases
US3938811A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 1974 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S277/902
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotatable crankshaft extends from a crankcase and is sealed for leakage of gas under pressure by an oil chamber surrounding the crankshaft wherein the oil therein is rotated in the direction of crankshaft rotation and is supplied from an oil sump of the crank casing by a conduit with a one-way flow valve into the chamber.
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