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Shaft seal

US4434986A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 1982
Grant dateMar 6, 1984
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S277/93
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A shaft seal has a pair of stationary, yet floating, seals which are biased into engagement with opposite sides of a mating ring carried on a rotating drive sleeve. The mating ring is maintained perpendicular to the axis of rotation and against a squaring surface of the drive sleeve. The location of a secondary seal pressure balances internal machine pressure at the primary seal at a ratio of 80:20, and provides a reverse pressure balance of greater than 100%.

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