Clutch with a sealing element, in particular an elastomer seal for use in annular cylinders such as in clutches

US6092637A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Fichtel & Sachs · DE

Inventors

• Thomas Otto · Würzburg, DE
• Boleslaw Tulaczko · Niederwerrn, DE
• Angelika Ebert · Schonungen, DE
• Herbert Voit · Schweinfurt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 8, 1997
• Grant date: Jul 25, 2000
• Expiry date: Jul 8, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D2300/08
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A seal element, in particular an elastomer gasket for use in hydraulic annular cylinders, such as in clutches, with a radially outer and a radially inner seal lip, characterized by the fact that the seal lips are axially offset in relation to one another.