Rotary shaft wave seal
US4789166A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49885
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seal for use about a rotatable shaft comprises an annular cylindrical elastic sealing element having a radially inwardly extending flange defining a sealing lip at its radially innermost edge. An axially undulatory wave spring molded internally of the flange induces axial undulations in the sealing lip thereon while acting as a garter spring to maintain the lip in contiguity with a shaft passing therethrough. Upon rotation of the shaft, the undulating sealing lip deflects the fluid to be contained therewith away from the seal, thereby increasing seal effectiveness.
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