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Rotation shaft seal

US7780172B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 2007
Grant dateAug 24, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16J15/322
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a rotation shaft seal provided with a rubber lip portion, disposed between a housing and a rotation shaft and sliding on the rotation shaft, and a supporting member receiving the lip portion from a low-pressure side, the cross-sectional configuration of the lip portion in free state is a trapezoid diminishing to the end having the maximum thickness portion within an area received by the supporting member.

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