Crankshaft oil seal installation device
US7526847B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53909
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated crankshaft oil seal installation device and method of installing a crankshaft oil seal therewith. The device and method of the present invention allows an oil seal to be quickly and accurately installed to and around an exposed portion of a crankshaft in a manufacturing setting. One embodiment of the device makes use of a self-retention mechanism to ensure that the device is properly mated to an engine block that houses the crankshaft, and a pneumatic cylinder in combination with an oil seal retention/installation mechanism to install the oil seal.
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