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Mechanical seals with setting block for use with slurry pumps

US4418919A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 1983
Grant dateDec 6, 1983
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16J15/344
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mechanical seal assembly, especially for use in a slurry pump in which the seal rings are resiliently urged into sealing relation by at least one elastomeric assembly loaded in shear. The preferred embodiment is constructed as a cartridge for installation and removal as a unit but it may also be constructed for installation in situ.

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