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Rotary shaft monitoring seal system

US6082737A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateAug 20, 1997
Grant dateJul 4, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16J15/3492
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A rotary shaft monitoring seal system includes a seal housing; a seal assembly in the housing for sealingly engaging a rotary shaft to prevent fluid leakage between the shaft and the housing; a monitoring port in the housing; and a detector assembly mounted in the port for sensing conditions in the vicinity of the seal assembly.

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