Patent · US Expired

Field adjustable seal

US4402422A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
4References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 10, 1981
Grant dateSep 6, 1983
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16J13/02
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A seal joining a vacuum vessel head to a shell includes a flange on the head and a flange on the shell with a seal ring interposed therebetween. Spacers transfer the weight of the head and the vacuum load in the vessel to the seal ring. A sealing skirt attaches to the head flange and to the seal ring.

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