Flange gasket
US8096561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L23/18
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Ring-shaped flange gasket produced from a rubbery-elastic material, said flange gasket comprising two rings (2, 3), each having a ring-shaped reinforcing insert (9, 10), said rings being formed in a wedge-shaped manner transversely relative to the ring axis (4) and, at sides (5, 6) that face each other, adjoining one another at right angles to the ring axis (4) by means of planar surfaces and there being in engagement with one another so as to be rotatable, wherein along at least one circumferential section, the ring-shaped reinforcing insert (9, 10) has a wave profile (11) with an increasing wave height in a region of increasing wedge height.
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