Patent · US Expired

Low load seal

US6523833B1 · kind B1 · utility

45Cited by
11References
6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 11, 2000
Grant dateFeb 25, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16J15/025
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A ring-shaped low load seal attached into a ring-shaped dovetail groove having an opening portion, a first side wall face, a second side wall face, and a bottom wall face. This seal has a trileaf cross-sectional configuration composed of a first arc portion, a second arc portion, a protruding portion, and a concave portion disposed between the first arc portion and the second arc portion.

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