Patent · US Expired

Tap fitting with bellows-type seal

US5826856A · kind A · utility

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5References

9Claims

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Assignee

KSB Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Heinz-Juergen Ruckert · Großniedesheim, DE
Alois Illy · Schifferstadt, DE
Hans-Georg Stock · Cologne, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 18, 1997
Grant date	Oct 27, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16K41/04
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a tap fitting in which the gap between the tap spindle and the spindle lead-in in the housing is sealed off by means of a bellows-type seal. The end of the seal nearest the housing is connected to a sleeve which is sealingly mounted in the housing.

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