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Seal assembly comprising two lips, one of which is axial and the other radial, and a labyrinth

US4460184A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 1, 1982
Grant dateJul 17, 1984
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S277/944
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seal assembly apt to be interposed between two members movable relative to one another, in order to provide a seal between a cavity situated between the two members and the external ambient surrounding said cavity, having a first and a second annular elements apt to be mounted on the said members, in which a third deformable annular element rigidly connected to said second element is provided with an annular lip and with an annular projection extending in a radial direction and substantially perpendicular to the lip, arranged to slide with a predetermined pressure on a first and a second surface of the said first element under the action of a resilient element housed in a seating of the third element.

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