Liquid pump seal
US5605338A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16J15/36
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A liquid seal unit having a seal ring with an annular end face cooperating with a seal mating ring on an associated component to form a liquid-tight dynamic seal. A composite multi-functional member with a flexible finger spring embedded in a unitary elastomeric body urges the seal ring and the mating ring together. The spring has an annular continuous outer body portion and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart, radially inwardly extending flexible spring fingers. The unitary elastomeric body includes a radially outer mounting collar with a generally radially inwardly directed inner surface, a web portion extending radially inwardly from the outer collar and enclosing the flexible finger spring. The body also includes radially spaced, first and second annular load bearing formations that lie in axially opposite directions. The elastomeric body still further includes an axially extending sealing ring positioning collar engaging the seal ring to provide a secondary seal. The positioning collar responds to an axially outward deflection of the spring fingers by deflecting radially inwardly to increase the radial load exerted on the seal ring seating surface.
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