Composite polytetrafluoroethylene and elastomer lip seal
US4243235A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S277/924
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lip seal comprising a uniformly thin wafer of adjacent radical concentric sections of polytetrafluoroethylene and an elastomer, which elastomer is attached to a rigid annular member for mounting the seal. The polytetrafluoroethylene annular lip sealing portion may be either on the inner or outer circumference of the washer-shaped annular seal, and the rigid annular supporting member may be of a plastic or metal which is bonded and/or clamped to the elastomeric annular portion. The polytetrafluoroethylene annular portion of the wafer seal may be slit, grooved and/or formed to improve its flexibility and/or sealing action. The combination polytetrafluoroethylene and elastomer wafers are formed by first fabricating a polytetrafluoroethylene tube or rod having a wall thickness corresponding at least to the radial thickness of the resulting washer, and then etching at least one of the cylindrical surfaces of this tube or rod to which the elastomer is next bonded in a mold. The resulting tube or rod of concentric bonded cylinders of elastomer and polytetrafluoroethylene is clamped at one end in a machine, such as a lathe, and the wafers or washers are knifed or slit off from the other …
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