Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
277549000 |
Peripheral radially sealing flexible projection (e.g., lip seal, etc.)
| 297 |
277510000 |
Contained or compressed by gland member in packing box
| 45 |
277543000 |
Segmented ring
| 18 |
277579000 |
Having floating ring or bushing (i.e., circumferentially contacting)
| 16 |
277589000 |
Radially backed by resilient or elastomeric member
| 14 |
277502000 |
For valve stem in internal combustion engine
| 9 |
277503000 |
Accommodates gyratory or oscillatory motion
| 9 |
277584000 |
Extrusion preventing (i.e., antiextrusion) structure
| 7 |
277501000 |
And magnetic bias | 4 |
20090045588 | FAN AND MOTOR THEREOF - A fan includes a plurality of blades and a motor. The motor includes a hub and a shaft having an end connected to the hub, a bushing, a bearing, and an oil-sealing structure. The blades are connected with and surrounding around the hub. The bushing is for supporting the other end of the shaft, and the bearing is disposed in the bushing and used to telescope the shaft. The shaft passes through the oil-sealing structure. The oil-sealing structure oil-sealing structure is telescoped to the shaft to fit tightly and the oil-sealing structure includes a main body and a barricade inwardly extending toward the shaft so that the oil-sealing structure is fixedly connected with the bushing. | 02-19-2009 |
20100230903 | SEALING APPARATUS - The objective of the present invention is to provide a sealing apparatus having a simple structure and good sliding lifetime, and suitable to transfer a motion from an outside into the closed space such as a clean room or a chamber or so. The present invention is a sealing apparatus comprising a shaft transferring the mechanical motion, a housing through which the shaft penetrates, a magnetic force generating means generating a magnetic force, a pair of inner protruded edge forming a sealing groove by projecting toward the shaft from the housing, a magnetism transferring member transferring the magnetic force generated from the magnetic force generating means by provided adjacent to the magnetic force generating means, a sealing member sliding against the outer face of the shaft, and a magnetic fluid held between the shaft and the magnetism transferring member due to the magnetic force generated by the magnetic force generating means; wherein a fluid holding projection portion projecting out towards the shaft and the sealing member is formed at an end portion near by the shaft of a first inner protruded edge among said pair of the inner protruded edge adjacent to the magnetic force generating means. | 09-16-2010 |
20110198814 | SEAL DEVICE - A seal device has a magnetic force generator for generating a magnetic force in a vicinity of a shaft. A first magnetism transmission member for transmitting the magnetic force generator is disposed adjacent to one side of the magnetic force generator. A second magnetism transmission member for transmitting the magnetic force generated by the magnetic force generator is disposed adjacent to another side of the magnetic force generator. A slide bush is disposed and secured between an inner flange of the second magnetism transmission member and the shaft. A seal member for sliding relative to an outer peripheral surface of the shaft, is accommodated in a sealing. And, a magnetic fluid is held between the shaft and the magnetism transmission member by the magnetic force generated by the magnetic force generator. | 08-18-2011 |
20110210520 | RECIPROCATING SHAFT'S SEALING DEVICE WITH BOTH MAGNETIC FLUID SEAL AND C-TYPE SLIP RING SEAL - A combined sealing device composed of a magnetic fluid seal and a C-type slip ring seal for a reciprocating shaft, characterized in that an internal circlip ( | 09-01-2011 |
277585000 |
Elongated sleeve or bushing | 4 |
20110031701 | Seal - A seal to seal a gap between a rotatable component ( | 02-10-2011 |
20110156360 | SEAL DEVICE - A seal device includes a sleeve, a gland, a sealing assembly, an end collar and a protective cushion. The sleeve is adapted to be sleeved on a rotary shaft of a pumping machine and has inner and outer end portions in an axial direction. The gland is disposed around the sleeve, and is formed with a through hole that permits extension of the sleeve, and a receiving groove that communicates fluidly with the through hole and that is adapted for receiving cooling fluid. The sealing assembly is sleeved on the sleeve and is connected to the gland. The end collar is disposed around the sleeve and outside the gland. The protective cushion is disposed around the sleeve and between the gland and the end collar. | 06-30-2011 |
20140054865 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS - A sealing device with a bearing unit for a distribution apparatus for media may include a shaft sleeve arranged in a stationary manner and inside which at least one supply line for a medium can be guided and a housing rotatable with respect to the shaft sleeve and arranged radially outside the shaft sleeve with respect to a rotation axis of the housing. The bearing unit bears the housing such that it can rotate with respect to the shaft sleeve, and the bearing unit is offset with respect to the sealing device in the direction of the rotation axis. | 02-27-2014 |
20150097345 | SHAFT SEALING SYSTEM FOR A TURBOCHARGER - The propensity for gas and soot leakage around a shaft, which extends through a bore which connects volumes of differing pressures (e.g., a turbocharger turbine housing and the ambient air), is minimized by the addition of a complementary pair of narrowing sealing surfaces which provide a seal against the passage of said gases and soot. Such sealing surfaces can be frusto-spherical or frusto-conical. A biasing element is operatively positioned to exert biasing forces on one or more structures to maintain the sealing surfaces in engagement with each other to form a seal. | 04-09-2015 |
277587000 |
Seated in groove having oblique wall | 3 |
20100194056 | Disk brake - A disk brake including: a brake pad; a piston; a cylinder bore; an annular sealing groove formed on the cylinder bore; and a rectangular piston seal fitted into the sealing groove sealing between the piston and the cylinder bore, wherein the sealing groove includes: a bottom surface portion inclined as the sealing groove expands its diameter; a lateral surface portion that extends from one end of the bottom surface portion, the one end being a side where the sealing groove has the maximum diameter; and a chamfered portion, and wherein an inclined angle of the bottom surface portion is 2 to 8 degrees, an angle between the bottom surface portion and the lateral surface portion is 82 to 89 degrees, and with the piston installed into the cylinder bore, the piston seal abuts against the bottom surface portion and the lateral surface portion of the sealing groove. | 08-05-2010 |
20100194057 | ROCK BIT HAVING A SEAL GLAND WITH A CONICAL SEALING SURFACE - A sealing system is provided for a drill bit including a bit head and a rotating bit cone. The sealing system includes a seal gland and a seal retained within the seal gland. The seal gland is defined by a radial cone surface and is further defined by a head sealing surface and an opposed cone sealing surface. At least one of the head sealing surface and opposed cone sealing surface is not cylindrical (i.e., the surface is conical and not parallel to an axis of rotation for the cone). Additionally, the radial cone surface may be conical (i.e., the surface does not extend perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cone). The seal is radially compressed between the head sealing surface and the opposed cone sealing surface. The use of one or more conical surfaces in the gland is provided to bias the compressed seal into a preferred dynamic sealing zone. | 08-05-2010 |
20120091666 | BRAKE CALIPER SEAL GROOVE - A seal groove comprising: a back wall; a front wall opposed to the back wall; a bottom wall connected to the front wall and the back wall; and a recess in the front wall connecting the front wall to the piston bore; wherein the recess includes a peak which comprises: a first angled portion and a second angled portion. | 04-19-2012 |
277586000 |
Seated in groove having stepped walls | 3 |
20090079138 | Replaceable Valve Shaft Sealing System - An improved replaceable valve shaft sealing system is disclosed that enables the operator to greatly reduce the maintenance needs of valves where rotational movement of a shaft, that is connected to the actual metering apparatus of the valve, actuates the opening or closing of the valve thereby regulating fluid flow. Such valves are subjected to differentiations in pressure, including the suction that occurs during pressure drops, temperature, which directly effects the valve body material and tolerances through thermal expansion, degradation of the sealing members due to presence of chemicals and absence of lubrication and wear due to the constant adjustment of the valve due to environmental variables, Current designs use O-rings to prevent the seepage of fluid into the valve body and though the rotating shaft, but current designs do little to prevent contamination of the lubrication into the fluid flow nor eliminate any of the axial loads that can cause O-rings to fail. Current designs are also not designed to be replaceable in the field with simple removal of the stem without removing the valve from the piping system. | 03-26-2009 |
20120146292 | SEAL RING - A seal ring is provided which allows the interior of a cylinder | 06-14-2012 |
20140374997 | SEAL FOR A DISK VALVE - The invention relates to a seal on a disk valve, in which a sealing collar consisting of elastomeric material is used for both the static flange seals and the dynamic seals on the valve disk and on the switching pin, the sealing function of the static flange seals ( | 12-25-2014 |
277578000 |
Having circumferentially adjustable biasing element | 3 |
20120319359 | SEALING APPARATUS - Provided is a sealing apparatus which can reduce the torque of a rotary portion while always exhibiting a stable and high sealing performance even when a high fluid pressure is being applied. A seal ring ( | 12-20-2012 |
20130140777 | ROTARY WHEEL SEALING SYSTEM - A rotary wheel assembly is configured for use with a system for conditioning air to be supplied to an enclosed structure. The rotary wheel is configured to be positioned within a supply air stream and an exhaust air stream. The assembly includes a cassette frame, a wheel rotatably secured within the cassette frame, and a self-adjusting seal subassembly configured to maintain sealing engagement with respect to a surface of the wheel. The self-adjusting seal subassembly includes at least one seal member. | 06-06-2013 |
20160010749 | LEAKAGE PREVENTION SEAL, AND PUMP FOR NUCLEAR REACTOR COOLING MATERIAL | 01-14-2016 |
Entries |
Document | Title | Date |
20080246226 | Universal shaftseals - The invention is directed to developing for the high sealing capacity of the Shaftseals by means of applying elastic cylinder of which both inside and outside surfaces are either inclined or plain to be fixed on the opening of the housing in being compressed onto the surface of the rotating shafts at the inside rubber cylinder. | 10-09-2008 |
20090045587 | Camshaft phaser wiper seal - A wiper seal subassembly for disposal in rotor vanes or stator lobes of a vane-type camshaft phaser comprises a backing spring and a sealing element. The sealing element includes spring retention features that loosely retain the backing spring and that are integrally molded into the sealing element. The spring retention features include undercut retention features, such as an overhanging edge, that prevent the backing spring from vertically detaching from the sealing element. The spring retention features further include sidewall tabs that prevent the backing spring from horizontally detaching from the sealing element. The sealing element is formed from a plastic composite material during an injection molding process using a simple injection mold tooling design. The single-piece wiper seal subassembly is provided at the tip of each rotor vane and/or stator lobe of a vane-type camshaft phaser for varying the timing of combustion valves in an internal combustion engine. | 02-19-2009 |
20090184475 | FACE SEAL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A face seal for a gas turbine engine comprises a seal body that has a contact face to engage a rotating surface. The contact face is defined as an area extending radially between an inner diameter of the seal body and an outer diameter of the seal body at one seal end. A ratio of the outer diameter to the inner diameter is at least 1.054. | 07-23-2009 |
20090212502 | SEAL RING - A seal ring, especially for use in automatic transmissions is provided that tends to leak less than known seal rings. The seal ring is free from ejector pin traces on the sealing surface. Seal rings with improved sealability and pressure stability are provided when used in automatic transmissions, these seal rings improve the drivability and better pressure stability during the shifting. | 08-27-2009 |
20090230629 | PTFE Resin Composition - A PTFE resin composition, which comprises PTFE resin, and metal carbide powder having a Vickers hardness of 1,200HV, or more, and which preferably further contains an inorganic filler other than the metal carbide powder, for example, carbon fibers, glass fibers, etc., has an improved abrasion resistance, when molded into resin seal rings, etc., by reducing a self-abrasion amount of the resin against hard mating metals having a rough surface (Rz of about 6.3 to about 9.0 according to JIS B0601-1994), and by polishing the mating material roughness rapidly. | 09-17-2009 |
20090283973 | Composition for gasket and gasket - Disclosed herein is a composition for a gasket, including about 100 parts by weight of a hydrogenated styrene-based block copolymer,about 70 to 99 parts by weight of a petroleum-based softener, about 10 to 25 parts by weight of a polyolefin-based resin; about 10 to 25 parts by weight of an inorganic filler, and about 10 to 25 parts by weight of a heat-resistant polymer, based on 100 parts by weight of the hydrogenated styrene-based block copolymer. The thermoplastic elastomer composition has superior physical properties, such as tensile strength, heat resistance, high-temperature restoring force and chemical resistance, while being applicable to injection-molding and recyclable, like general thermoplastic resins. Disclosed herein is further a gasket produced from the composition. | 11-19-2009 |
20090322037 | Seal Ring - There is provided a seal ring that makes it possible to improve attachability and sealability. | 12-31-2009 |
20100007093 | Seal Assembly and Rotary Machine Containing Such Seal - A seal assembly which, among other applications, may be used for sealing fluid leakage between a steam or combustion (gas) turbine rotor and a turbine stator body. The seal assembly includes elements having a plurality of spaced leaf seal members with slots therebetween. Each leaf seal member is angled out-of-plane between a fixed end and a free end thereof, and the free ends slidably engage the rotatable component. A support may be provided supporting the free end such that it contacts a distal end of the support in an operative state and is out of contact with the distal end in an inoperative state. Seal members may include two different materials having different coefficients of thermal expansion. In one embodiment at least one damping leaf can be provided on a low pressure side of a leaf seal member. | 01-14-2010 |
20100084820 | SEALING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A sealing device is provided which is capable of reducing its sliding resistance. In a sealing device | 04-08-2010 |
20100187767 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SEALING RING - A method for producing a sealing ring comprises cutting a sheet-metal strip to a length of a ring circumference using laser cutting; forming the sheet-metal strip into a ring shape having first and second mutually contacting edge surfaces; and joining the first and second mutually contacting edges using laser welding so as to form a substance-to-substance bond. | 07-29-2010 |
20100276894 | ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE SEAL ASSEMBLY - A seal for a vehicle having a transmission output shaft and a transmission output shaft housing is provided. The seal comprises a contact member at least partially surrounding and contacting the transmission output shaft, a support member coupled to the contact member, the support member at least partially surrounding the transmission output shaft and extending along the transmission output shaft, the support member coupled to the transmission output shaft housing, and an electrically-conductive surface overlying at least a portion of the contact member and at least a portion of the support member, the electrically-conductive surface contacting the transmission output shaft and the transmission output shaft housing. | 11-04-2010 |
20100283212 | SEAL PACK WITH WASHER SEPARATOR - A seal pack, including a cylindrical ring having peripheral edges with radially extending flanges that have axially facing surfaces. A respective sealing ring is arranged on each of the axially facing surfaces of the flanges of the cylindrical ring so as to form a channel between the sealing rings. A wave washer is arranged between sealing rings so as to retain the sealing rings in a position so as to allow for sealing against the flanges. | 11-11-2010 |
20110012312 | PRESSURE REGULATING SEAL - Seals and apparatuses incorporating seals are provided. In one embodiment an apparatus is provided including two relatively machine elements, the first machine ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110018208 | ROTARY OIL FEEDTHROUGH - A rotary oil feedthrough is provided for sealing off a pressurized oil compartment between a rotatable shaft and a shaft mount, where the rotary oil feedthrough displays a radial oil passage for connecting an oil duct of the shaft and/or the mount to the pressurized oil compartment in fluid-permeable fashion, and has a seal arrangement that seals off the pressurized oil compartment on both sides in the axial direction of the shaft. The rotary oil feedthrough displays a sealing ring carrier that can be fastened to the shaft or the mount in non-rotating and fluid-tight fashion, the sealing ring carrier being arranged coaxially to the shaft or the mount, and an adapter that can be positioned on the other component of shaft and mount in fluid-tight fashion, and is surrounded laterally by the sealing ring carrier in the axial direction of the shaft. Located between sealing ring carrier and adapter are two axially separated sealing rings that each lie on the sealing ring carrier and the adapter in sealing fashion in order to seal off the pressurized oil compartment in the axial direction of the shaft, and that can be rotated relative to the sealing ring carrier and/or the adapter. The rotary oil feedthrough displays the longest possible service life, the minimum possible leakage, and good response characteristics, and is of simple structural design. | 01-27-2011 |
20110068541 | OIL SEAL ASSEMBLY - The invention concerns an oil seal assembly | 03-24-2011 |
20110079961 | Slide Ring Seal - Slide ring seals have the problem that they generate noise under certain conditions of use. In order to suppress this noise in an effective way, the slide ring seal has at least one damping part that comprises at least one shaped sheet metal part. It is provided with at least one elastically deformable spring part that is supported under pretension. Between the damping part and the support area microfriction is generated that leads to an effective noise damping action. The slide ring seal is advantageously used in the automotive field. | 04-07-2011 |
20110079962 | MODULAR POLYMERIC EMI/RFI SEAL - A seal includes a seal body including an annular cavity, and an annular spring within the annular cavity. The seal body, the seal body includes a composite material having a thermoplastic material and a filler. The composite material can have a Young's Modulus of at least about 0.5 GPa, a volume resistitivity of not greater than about 200 Ohm-cm, an elongation of at least about 20%, a surface resistitivity of not greater than about 10 | 04-07-2011 |
20110101622 | BAFFLE SEAL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE THRUST REVERSER - A baffle seal for a thrust reverser of a gas turbine engine includes a seal body of a resilient material. The seal body has a relatively flat central portion with opposed front and back sides. A raised sealing rim extends at least partially around the central portion. An outer periphery of the sealing rim extends beyond an outer periphery of the central portion so as to define an exposed sealing surface. | 05-05-2011 |
20110140368 | Seal and Seal Arrangement - A seal is disclosed, for sealing a seal surface ( | 06-16-2011 |
20110163507 | Shaft Seal with Lubrication Device - A shaft seal assembly for use with a reciprocating or rotating shaft includes a shaft seal, a lubricant-storing ring, and a retainer. The retainer and ring can be formed as a subassembly and then combined with a shaft seal. The seal includes an annular body portion, a first sealing lip portion, and a first pocket portion. The first sealing lip portion has a substantially uniform axial dimension and is adapted to sealingly engage a shaft. The first pocket portion includes a plurality of pockets, each having an opening toward the first sealing lip portion. The plurality of pockets are each adapted to collect a working fluid when the shaft axially displaces in a first direction and to dispense the working fluid when the shaft axially displaces in a second direction. The assembly provides a lubricated shaft and seal that improves the effective life of the shaft seal. | 07-07-2011 |
20110181000 | RAPIDLY CLEANABLE ELECTROPLATING CUP SEAL - Embodiments of a closed-contact electroplating cup assembly that may be rapidly cleaned while an electroplating system is on-line are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment comprises a cup assembly and a cone assembly, wherein the cup assembly comprises a cup bottom comprising an opening, a seal surrounding the opening, an electrical contact structure comprising a plurality of electrical contacts disposed around the opening, and an interior cup side that is tapered inwardly in along an axial direction of the cup from a cup top toward the cup bottom. | 07-28-2011 |
20110193295 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN A STATIONARY FIRST MACHINE PART AND A SECOND MACHINE PART THAT ROTATES AROUND THE FIRST MACHINE PART - A sealing arrangement includes a stationary first machine part configured as an axle stub including at least one axial inflow hole adjoining with at least one opening that faces towards an outside surface of the axle stub in a radial direction of the axle stub. A second machine part configured as a container includes a hub rotatably surrounding the axle stub. The hub includes at least one opening that corresponds to the at least one opening of the axle stub in the radial direction so as to form one or more pairs of adjacent openings along an axial direction. A radial seal is disposed between each pair of adjacent openings. | 08-11-2011 |
20110204576 | DUST SEAL STRUCTURE FOR VALVE STEM IN ROTARY THROTTLE VALVE CARBURETOR - The invention is aimed at providing a dust seal structure for a valve stem in a rotary throttle valve carburetor that does not degrade from the effect of ultraviolet radiation, exhaust emissions, or the like; that is highly durable and requires little maintenance; and that allows further reduction in the vertical mounting dimension. The dust seal structure for a valve stem in a rotary throttle valve carburetor has a cylindrical throttle valve provided with a metering needle and a throttle through-hole, and disposed perpendicularly with respect to an air intake passage in a carburetor main body; and a fuel nozzle disposed on the central axis of the throttle valve, made to open into the throttle through-hole, and provided with the metering needle inserted therein; wherein the valve stem of the throttle valve, which protrudes at one end from the shaft hole formed in the cover body of a valve hole in the carburetor body, is caused to rotate in accordance with the operation of the accelerator pedal, whereby the throttle valve moves in the direction of a central axis thereof while rotating as a whole, and controls an airflow rate and a fuel flow rate. A dust-proof member composed of a sealing ring is fitted between the valve stem and the shaft hole formed in the cover body. | 08-25-2011 |
20110227291 | Energised Seal - A seal assembly ( | 09-22-2011 |
20110241295 | METHOD OF FORMING A SEAL ELEMENT - A method is provided for forming a seal element on a substrate surface. A layer of base material is formed on the substrate surface and a plurality of crenellations are formed in the layer of base material prior to forming a layer of seal material on the crenellated layer of base material. The method may be applied to making an original seal element or to repairing an existing seal element. The resulting seal includes a layer of base material bonded to a substrate and having a plurality of crenellations formed in a face surface of the layer of a base material and a layer of a seal material bonded thereto, the seal material filling the crenellations. | 10-06-2011 |
20110254231 | Clean-In-Place Seal Assembly - A seal assembly is provided that can be automatically cleaned in place, without requiring manual cleaning by a technician, and that can be used with food processing equipment. The seal assembly has a back plate that is attached to a wall of the food processing equipment and a seal cover that connects to the back plate. A cavity is defined between the seal cover and a rotating shaft that extends into the seal assembly, and a cleaning fluid may be introduced into the cavity. The cavity may house a pair of seals that are longitudinally spaced from each other and a hub collar between the seals and which may influence a fluid flow path of the cleaning fluid through the cavity. | 10-20-2011 |
20110291365 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ROTARY SHAFT SEAL AND ROTARY SHAFT SEAL - [Problem] To provide a method for producing a rotary shaft seal that exhibits improved eccentricity-conforming properties, in which each of the initial characteristics, i.e., a torque reduction (reduced friction) and sealing properties attributed to reduced oil leakage (oil pump rate when the seal member slides), can be improved, and degradation of these characteristics can be inhibited even after friction and abrasion; and the rotary shaft seal. | 12-01-2011 |
20110298182 | SEALING DEVICE FOR A PUMP - A sealing device for a pump has a sleeve, a rotary collar, a first O-ring, a stationary collar, a mounting bracket, a second O-ring, a mounting collar and a locking pin. The rotary collar, stationary collar, mounting bracket and mounting collar are mounted around the sleeve. The first O-ring is mounted between the sleeve and the rotary collar. The second O-ring is mounted between the mounting bracket and the stationary collar. The locking pin is mounted securely between the mounting bracket and the stationary collar. The O-rings provide multi-sealing functions. The locking pin prevents relative rotation between the mounting bracket and stationary collar. | 12-08-2011 |
20110298183 | SEALING ARRANGEMENT FOR SEALING A PISTON ROD OF A RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR - Due to increasingly strict requirements and regulations, it is becoming more and more important for piston compressors to reduce the amount of leakage of operating medium through the seal of the piston rod. Conventional seals comprising packing rings and/or packing ring combinations always have a certain amount of leakage, both during operation and when at standstill, which is why they are not usable for certain applications, or the complexity involved in such a seal increases considerably. A further problem involving the seals of piston rods relates to transverse movements by piston rods during which the sealing action of the seal must be maintained. Proposed is, therefore, a sealing arrangement according to the principle of a sealing medium barrier providing that the sealing elements | 12-08-2011 |
20120056384 | Centering and Clamping Device - A centering and clamping device has a housing ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120080854 | SEAL ASSEMBLY - A fluid seal assembly consists of a seal element of compliant material that is retainingly carried by a seal carrier. The seal carrier includes one or more elements of relatively rigid material defining a sealing face with a seal-receiving groove intermpting the sealing face. The seal-receiving groove has groove-defining walls each of which has a proximal end at the sealing face and a distal end. The groove-defining walls serve as seal contact surfaces. The seal contact surfaces are configured such that the seal-receiving groove narrows toward its distal end. The seal-receiving groove has a depth and a breadth suitable for accepting the seal element, with the seal element projecting past the sealing face when compressed to be in contact with the seal contact surfaces. | 04-05-2012 |
20120098207 | CROSSLINKABLE ULTRAVIOLET (UV) CURED COATING OVER FLOCK FIBERS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - A cross-linkable UV curable coating layer disposed over flocked fibers on an automotive component requiring improved squeak and itch resistance and freeze release is provided. The coating layer includes an elongated member having along a pre-determined portion of the member flocked fibers. The elongated member finds application as a weatherstrip or seal. | 04-26-2012 |
20120217706 | Floating Wear Sleeve Assembly for Shaft Seals - A wear sleeve assembly for a seal on a shaft includes a sleeve having inner and outer circumferential surfaces, the outer surface being engageable by a seal inner surface at a contact location to prevent fluid flow between the seal inner surface and the sleeve outer surface. The sleeve inner surface defines a bore sized to receive a portion of the shaft with clearance. A coupler is configured to connect the sleeve with the shaft and provides a clearance space between the sleeve inner surface and a shaft outer surface at about the seal contact location. Thereby, the sleeve is adjustably positionable relative to the shaft so that the sleeve remains generally centered within the seal as the sleeve and shaft rotate about the axis. The coupler preferably includes an annular body with first and second axially-spaced, relatively displaceable sections for displacing the sleeve relative to the shaft. | 08-30-2012 |
20120223485 | LINK SEAL FOR TRACK OF TRACKED VEHICLES - The present invention relates to a link seal for a track of a tracked vehicle, in which fine protrusions of an indefinite pattern are formed on the adhesive surface of the seating groove of the main body made of a high-strength resin and the adhesive surface of the seating part of the sub-body made of an urethane resin and then the adhesive surfaces of the seating groove and the seating part are treated roughly into surfaces of a fine concavo-convex shape to increase the adhesion between the main body and sub-body. The link seal includes: an annular main body including a seating groove, a circumferential flange portion, and an annular sleeve; an annular sub-body including a seating part; and an annular rubber ring made of a cushion material and having a through-hole | 09-06-2012 |
20120228832 | Flexible flow control bushing - A flexible flow control bushing is comprised of flexible, high temperature resistant, self-lubricating composite material and has a unique configuration, which, viewed cross-sectionally, before installation has a squared off sine wave configuration with a uniform amplitude and gap. A fluid seal arrangement is also disclosed. | 09-13-2012 |
20120228833 | Seal for an control device of a supercharger with valve means in the form of a waste gate - In a sealing arrangement for an control device of a charging device which sealing arrangement includes a bearing bushing in which an control shaft is rotatably supported by the bushing in a housing opening of the charging device, the control shaft is provided with a collar disposed in the housing opening at an axial end of the bushing and the collar includes a groove accommodating a seal ring which is in direct contact with the wall of the opening for sealing the shaft supported in the bushing directly with respect to the opening wall. | 09-13-2012 |
20120235360 | Sealing Device - A sealing device ( | 09-20-2012 |
20120286477 | Outer Pin Seal | 11-15-2012 |
20120313326 | SELF-SEALING FLEXIBLE SEAL FOR SEALING INNER SURFACE OF TUBE AND MOVABLE BODY FOR INSIDE TUBE EQUIPPED WITH SAID SEAL - A self-sealing flexible seal includes a seal component A and a seal component B, each being hollow ball-like. In the portion of two pole parts of the each seal component, there is one annular opening per pole. The form of two seal components is similar figures, and two seal components are formed from a flexible material. The seal component A is arranged on the outside of the seal component B. The seal component A and the seal component B are arranged by a two-sheet pile, and are arranged in the state where it moreover contacted. Each of the seal component A and the seal component B possesses the slits of N pieces which have similar figures, the form of each slit is the form prolonged from the near side of the annular opening to the near side of another annular opening | 12-13-2012 |
20130001884 | SEALING (PACKING) RING - The invention relates to dynamical sealing systems for rotating pairs and can be used, in particular, for sealing of the bearing supports of cutter drill bits. The sealing (packing) ring has the cross-sectional cut of four-cornered shape, formed with the outer and inner cylindrical surfaces, including the side (end) surfaces, which define the ring height. The sufficient improvement of the efficiency and the service life of the sealing system are ensured, due to closed (dead-end) feed and drain lubricant grooves being provided on the working, sealing surface, and their inlet and outlet openings are positioned on the ring opposite surfaces bordering on the working surface. The outer, inner or end surface of the ring can serve as the working, sealing surface. | 01-03-2013 |
20130001885 | STATIC SEALING DEVICE FOR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES CONNECTED TO CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS - A static sealing device for a wheel hub assembly, an inner ring of which is operatively associated with a constant velocity joint, an outer ring coupled with the wheel hub, including a first sealing assembly arranged between the inner ring and an outer ring of the wheel hub for protecting respective rolling bodies, and a second sealing assembly supported by the inner ring, arranged straddling the wheel hub and the outer ring; wherein the first sealing assembly includes a shield anchored to the inner ring of the bearing and provided, on a first side of the joint, with a flange portion carrying an annular signal generating element towards the joint which leaves an annular radially inner area of the flange portion uncovered, defining an annular seat between it and the inner ring in which an edge radially folded on the outside of a tubular core of the second sealing assembly. | 01-03-2013 |
20130043660 | SEAL FOR SEALING A SEALING GAP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEAL OF THIS TYPE - In order to provide a seal for sealing a sealing gap between a first component and a second component, comprising a seal body with at least one sealing portion and at least one spring element for biasing the sealing portion against at least one of the components to be sealed, the spring element being at least partially arranged in a receiving space of the seal body, which seal is simply constructed and easily producible and nevertheless ensures a secure retention of the spring element in the receiving space, it is proposed that the spring element has at least one claw element, by means of which the spring element is interlocked with the seal body. | 02-21-2013 |
20130069318 | Seal - A seal between an outer part and a circular cylindrical inner part, which is accommodated within the outer part at least in sections, includes a sealing ring having a groove portion and consisting of high-temperature-resistant thermoplastic plastics material. The outer part and the inner part are movable in a linear manner in relation to each other. A circumferential groove, into which the groove portion of the sealing ring is inserted at least in sections, is realized on an inner circumference of the outer part or on an outer circumference of the inner part. The sealing ring is in one part, and the groove is closed. | 03-21-2013 |
20130087979 | JOINTLESS BRAIDED SEALING RING AS WELL AS METHOD AND SPECIAL MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SUCH SEALING RING - A jointless braided sealing ring as well as a method and a special machine for producing such a sealing ring are disclosed. The braided sealing ring adopts a multi-layers braided structure comprising a number of continuously sleeved ring layers arranged from inside to outside. The innermost braided ring layer is used as a core. The tail end of the first braided ring layer ( | 04-11-2013 |
20130119615 | SEALING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A sealing device for sealing a first side against a second side of a machine part, wherein the sealing device has a sealing element which contacts a counter element. At least a part of the sealing element and/or at least a part of the counter element is coated with a layer consisting of or containing fullerene-like carbon nitride (FL—CNx), wherein an inter-layer of chromium (Cr) or aluminium (Al) or molybdenum (Mo) or titanium (Ti) or tungsten (W) or a diamond-like coating (DLC) or a metal-mix diamond-like coating (Me-DLC) is arranged between the surface of the sealing element and the layer consisting of or containing fullerene-like carbon nitride and/or between the surface of the counter element and the layer consisting of or containing fullerene-like carbon nitride. | 05-16-2013 |
20130127120 | SEAL RING - Provided is a seal ring that has low-leakage characteristics and low-friction characteristics and can improve the drive loss of the automatic transmission of an automobile to thereby contribute to an improvement in the fuel consumption of the automobile. The seal ring is attached to a shaft groove formed on the outer peripheral surface of a shaft. A plurality of peripherally spaced recessed sections are formed on at least the inner peripheral side of a contact side-surface. Inner walls are provided on the inner peripheral side of the recessed sections, and oil introduction openings that open on an inner peripheral surface are provided on the inner peripheral side of the recessed sections. The inner walls may be provided on opposite peripheral sides of the recessed sections but may be provided only on the rear side in the rotation direction. | 05-23-2013 |
20130161912 | Mechanical Seal - A mechanical seal has a housing having a collecting space for a coolant/lubricant medium. A sleeve is disposed in the housing. A counter ring is disposed in the housing and fixedly connected to the sleeve. A slide ring is disposed in the housing and interacts with the counter ring. At least one inlet conduit communicating with the collecting space is provided. The at least one inlet conduit is positioned between a radial bottom of the housing and a radial ring segment of the sleeve. | 06-27-2013 |
20130168928 | SLIDING RING WITH IMPROVED RUN-IN PROPERTIES - The present invention refers to a seal ring comprising: a base region ( | 07-04-2013 |
20130175762 | FLUID ROTARY PASSAGE - A fluid rotary passage is provided for sealing a fluid pressure chamber between a rotatable shaft and a shaft seat. The fluid rotary passage includes a sealing ring carrier and a fitting body, rotationally fixed or in contact with one of the shaft and the shaft seat in a fluid-tight manner and radially spaced from each other to create the chamber between them. Two sealing rings are provided axially spaced from each other and each sealingly applied with one contact surface against the carrier and one against the fitting body, for sealing the chamber against the outside. The carrier and the fitting body together form two axially spaced receiving grooves for the sealing rings, which are open toward the chamber and have at least one holding protrusion at least partially securing the sealing ring disposed in the respective receiving groove against a radial dislocation from the groove toward the chamber. | 07-11-2013 |
20130181412 | SHAFT SEALING APPARATUS AND ROTATING MACHINE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - Provided is a shaft sealing apparatus that is installed in an annular space between a rotor and a stator in a rotating machine and that divides the annular space into a low-pressure side region and a high-pressure side region in an axial direction of the rotor. The shaft sealing apparatus includes a seal body formed by stacking a plurality of thin seal pieces, which extend from the stator toward a radial inner side of the rotor, in a circumferential direction of the rotor, and lateral plates having a surface facing the axial direction and curved and extending in a circumferential direction of the annular space. The seal body is welded to the surfaces of the lateral plates which face the axial direction so that the seal body follows a curved shape of the lateral plates. | 07-18-2013 |
20130221622 | CARTRIDGE AND RELATED METHODS - A cartridge for mounting around a movable shaft is provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the cartridge features a cartridge housing, first and second rings having respective radial inner peripheries for establishing interfaces with a movable shaft, first and second pressure plates situated in the cartridge housing between the first and second rings, and a biasing member urging the first and second pressure plates towards the first and second rings, respectively. According to a second exemplary embodiment, the cartridge features a cartridge housing, a ring having a radial inner periphery for establishing an interface with a movable shaft, a pressure plate situated in the cartridge housing between the protruding portion and the ring, and a biasing member urging the pressure plate towards the ring. The cartridges of both embodiments may be designed to permit removal of the ring(s) from the cartridge housing without requiring removal of either the pressure plate(s) or the biasing member(s). | 08-29-2013 |
20130241155 | BALL TUBE MILL TRUNNION SEAL - A trunnion seal assembly for joining a stationary inlet/outlet box of a ball tube mill to a rotational interior of the ball tube mill includes an outer ring component configured to be mounted to an outer wall of the stationary inlet/outlet box. An inner ring component is joined to the outer ring component substantially concentrically with the outer ring component. A flexible pad seal is configured to be joined to the outer wall of the stationary inlet/outlet box proximate outer ring component. The pad seal includes a first annular sealing surface. A mill head extension ring configured to be joined to a rotational mill head is located proximate to and substantially concentric with the inner ring component. The mill head extension includes a second annular sealing surface sealingly engaged with the first annular sealing surface of the flexible pad seal. | 09-19-2013 |
20130256993 | SEAL WITH NON-METALLIC INTERFACE - A seal for use between a first duct and a second duct and, the ducts having relative motion therebetween, includes a first plurality of fingers for attachment to the first duct to be disposed about one of the first duct and the second duct, a seal land attaching to about an other of the first duct and the second duct, and a seal attaching to the seal land and in contact with the plurality of fingers wherein one of the plurality of fingers and the seal is metallic and an other of the seal land or the plurality of fingers is non-metallic. | 10-03-2013 |
20130285332 | Rotary Face Seal Assembly - A seal assembly, adapted to seal a joint having a first member pivotable about a rotational axis relative to a second member thereof, includes first and second annular seal rings and first and second annular load rings. The first and second seal rings each has a loading surface, extending axially, and a sealing face, extending radially to an outer perimeter. Each sealing face has a sealing band disposed adjacent the outer perimeter. The first and second seal rings abut one another such that the sealing bands of the first and second seal rings are in contacting relationship with each other. The first and second load rings engage the loading surface of the first and second seal rings, respectively. Each sealing band is brush polished such that it has a surface roughness average of about 0.08 micrometers Ra or less. | 10-31-2013 |
20130341871 | SLIDE RING SEAL - A slide ring seal, and in particular a running gear seal, including an angled slide and/or counter ring, the radial leg of which is provided with a sliding surface and the axial leg of which forms a seating for a trapezoidal sealing element, wherein the outer ends of the axial leg have recesses, into which engage projections on the sealing element to form anti-rotation locks, wherein the transition area from the axial leg to the radial leg of the slide and/or counter ring provided beyond the sliding surface has a profiling, into which a section of the sealing element having an approximately corresponding construction engages. | 12-26-2013 |
20140015202 | HIGH PRESSURE SEALING ARRANGEMENT - A seal assembly seals a gap between a pump plunger and a high pressure cylinder of a pump. The assembly includes a seal ring having a bore through which the plunger can extend, a front axial end, and a rear axial end. An O-ring is positioned on the seal ring. A packing ring has a bore through which the plunger can extend, a front axial end abutting the rear axial end of the seal ring, and a rear axial end. A non-metal packing follower has a bore through which the plunger can extend, a front axial end abutting the rear axial end of the packing ring, and a rear axial end. The non-metal packing follower can be ceramic (e.g., carbide) or similar hard, wear-resistant materials. | 01-16-2014 |
20140035236 | SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION DEVICE WELDED BELLOWS - A semiconductor fabrication device welded bellows of an accordion structure is characterized in that a plurality of annular bellows plates having faces curving in a radial direction are connected alternatingly at the outside diameter side and inside diameter side, wherein the annular bellows plates are provided with a treatment-side bellows plate and a non-treatment-side bellows plate, a gas layer disposed between the two bellows plates, the treatment-side bellows plate being of lesser thickness, and the non-treatment-side bellows plate being of greater thickness. The bellows are highly resistant to damage caused by foreign matter; or, in the unlikely case that the treatment-side bellows plate becomes damaged, the damage can be compensated for by the non-treatment side bellows plate. | 02-06-2014 |
20140070497 | SLIDE RING SEAL ARRANGEMENT WITH SPRING WASHER - A slide ring seal arrangement including a rotating slide ring ( | 03-13-2014 |
20140084548 | SEAL - A seal may be provided for sealing around a shaft passing through an opening in a housing and into a chamber within the housing and the seal may include a shaft engaging portion, a housing engaging portion, and a sealing core arranged between the housing engaging portion and the shaft engaging portion and the sealing core may include a plurality of radially outward extending sealing projections configured to sealingly and slidingly engage the housing engaging portion. | 03-27-2014 |
20140097574 | SEAL RING - The objective of the present invention is to provide a seal ring having excellent dimensional stability and fitting properties with an opposing member, is able to effectively prevent leakage of oil even at very low hydraulic pressure, and also having excellent sliding properties. The seal ring is produced from a resin composition comprising (A) a poly(phthalamide) and (B) at least one component selected from among elastomers, crosslinked rubbers and dynamically crosslinked resins. There may further be added to the resin composition (C) at least one filler selected from among carbon fibers, glass fibers, alumina fibers, potassium titanate fibers, boron fibers, silicon carbide fibers, carbon nanotubes, montmorillonite, bentonite, talc, isinglass, mica, molybdenum disulfide, glass beads, graphite, fullerene, anthracite powder, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, magnesium oxide, potassium titanate, boron nitride and PTFE powder. | 04-10-2014 |
20140117627 | Sealing Assembly - An assembly for sealing a shaft, which shaft is arranged in a container filled with a liquid melt consisting of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, passes through an opening in a wall of the container, and rotates about a shaft axis and/or moves back and forth in the direction of the shaft axis, including at least one annular sealing element that encompasses the shaft. The at least one annular sealing element is made of carbon, a ceramic material, or a metal material and is arranged outside of the container, and the shaft is provided with a coating made of carbon, a ceramic material, or a metal material in the encompassing area of the at least one annular sealing element, wherein the wear resistance of the coating on the shaft is the same as or higher than the wear resistance of the at least one annular sealing element. | 05-01-2014 |
20140175755 | SHAFT SEAL RING WITH ANTI-ROTATION FEATURES - A shaft seal includes an elastomeric component that includes a plurality of anti-rotation features spaced intermittently about a circumference of the elastomeric component, and a seal contact component that is bonded to the elastomeric component. Each of the plurality of anti-rotation features is a rib structure. The rib structure of each of the plurality of anti-rotation features may extend from adjacent the outer diameter face and widen toward the inner diameter face, or may extend from adjacent the inner diameter face and widen toward the outer inner diameter face, to form substantially a tear drop shape. A shaft seal assembly includes the described shaft seal, and an application housing structure including a bore that receives at least a portion of the shaft seal. The seal contact component is received within the bore, and the application housing structure is configured to rotate relative to the shaft seal. | 06-26-2014 |
20140203518 | ELASTOMERIC SHAFT SEAL FORMED WITHOUT OVEN POST CURING - An elastomeric seal ( | 07-24-2014 |
20140203519 | SEAL PROTECTION SYSTEM - A seal protection system for use with protecting a seal assembly between a motor housing and a final drive assembly. The seal protection system includes a seal protector assembly having a first band portion and a second band portion. The first band portion is removably attached to the second band portion. Further, a compressible element is provided as a continuous resilient layer along an outer edge section of the first and second band portions. The first band portion and the second band portion are structured and arranged in a manner to overlay the seal assembly in a first position. Moreover, the first band portion and the second band portion are structured and arranged to separate relative to the seal assembly in a second position. In addition, the compressible element is disposed between the first and second band portions and one of the motor housing or the final drive assembly. | 07-24-2014 |
20140265151 | Circumferential Seal with Ceramic Runner - The disclosure describes a circumferential seal applicable to turbine engines. The circumferential seal includes a ceramic runner, an annular seal ring, at least one tolerance ring, and a pair of sealing rings. The runner is circumscribed about a shaft or a carrier within a recess along the shaft and is bounded by a shoulder and a clamping ring. At least one non-sealing spring mechanism is disposed between and directly contacts the shoulder and the first end of the runner. A second end of the runner directly contacts the clamping ring. In other embodiments, at least one non-sealing spring mechanism is disposed between and directly contacts the second end and the clamping ring and the first end directly contacts the shoulder. An anti-rotation element is attached to the clamping ring, carrier, or shaft and extends into a slot or hole or slot along the runner. The spring(s) applies a biasing force onto the runner toward the clamping ring or shoulder. The annular seal ring is rotationally stationary and circumscribed about the runner. The tolerance ring(s) directly contacts the runner and the shaft. The runner is fixed to the shaft or carrier via the tolerance ring(s), anti-rotation element, and spring(s) so that the runner rotates with the shaft. The sealing rings directly contact the runner and the shaft along the annular gap about the tolerance ring(s). | 09-18-2014 |
20140319779 | SEAL RING - A plurality of concave portion to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction through a pillar portion is formed in an inner circumferential side of a side surface of a seal ring mounted in a shaft groove formed in an outer circumferential surface of a shaft. The concave portion including a deepest portion, and two inclined portions, connects the inclined portion positioned at an opposite side in a rotational direction and the adjacent pillar portion with a curved surface having a shape convex, and further, makes a width in the circumferential direction of the inclined portion of the rotational direction side smaller than a width in the circumferential direction of the inclined portion of the opposite side in the rotational direction. | 10-30-2014 |
20140346738 | Seal Apparatus for a Ship Propeller Shaft and Method of Making the Apparatus - A seal apparatus, for sealing around a rotating shaft such as a propeller shaft of a watercraft between the exterior water and an interior lubricant space, includes a multiple seal arrangement with plural seal rings forming seal chambers therebetween, and plural fluid medium lines supplying and/or returning a respective fluid medium to a respective seal chamber. A section of a first medium line is formed as an axial passage through a housing of the apparatus, and a section of a second medium line is formed by a pipe arranged within the axial passage in the housing. A method of making such an apparatus especially by retrofitting an existing seal arrangement involves inserting a pipe into an axial passage in the housing in order to establish two medium lines through the housing where there was previously only one medium line. | 11-27-2014 |
20150048573 | INWARDLY TENSIONING PLAIN COMPRESSION RING - An inwardly tensioning plain compression ring for sealing a rotating part with respect to a fixed part. The plain compression ring separates a positive pressure region from a low pressure area and has, in reference to the circumference, two opposite ends, designed as a joint or lock and which can be connected. A radial, inner circumferential surface, or at least at an axial circumferential surface of the plain compression ring has a ring shape lubrication groove for accommodating a supplied lubricant which comes from the positive pressure region. The plain compression ring has at least one ring shaped lubrication groove which is not completely circular, but has a closed end and an open end. The open end of the lubrication groove opens into an overflow area which is in flow connection with a leakage area of the joint or the lock. | 02-19-2015 |
20150097343 | Sealing System and Retractable Assembly Including Such - A retractable assembly and a sealing system, the sealing system comprising: an essentially hollow, cylindrical housing with an inner space and a peripheral groove open to the inner space in the housing. The peripheral groove defines a plane in the housing and the normal of the plane is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing. The groove includes at least one, preferably two, extension spaces expanding the groove. The extension space is arranged on the side of the groove facing away from the inner space. An annular seal corresponding to the groove is arranged in the groove. The annular seal is formed of at least a first section facing the inner space and a second section facing away from the inner space. | 04-09-2015 |
20150137458 | STERN TUBE SEALING DEVICE - In a stern tube sealing device, slurry contained in outboard water is suppressed from depositing on sliding portions between a wall surface of a seal ring chamber or an outer peripheral surface of a propeller shaft and a sealing surface of a seal ring. A first seal ring ( | 05-21-2015 |
20150315924 | UNIVERSAL SEAL - A seal for a gas turbine engine includes a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a back and a front. The back is parallel to the front and the left side is parallel to the right side such that a non-square shape is formed by the intersection of the back, the left side, the front and the right side. The top includes a first vane mating surface and the bottom includes a second vane mating surface. | 11-05-2015 |
20150321362 | JOINT SEAL STRUCTURE OF ROBOT - Joint seal structure of robot, includes fitting end portion provided on an end portion of second member and fittingly inserted into tubular end portion of first member; a peripheral groove provided on an inner peripheral surface of tubular end portion to extend over an entire periphery; and an annular seal member accommodated into peripheral groove and in sealing contact with outer peripheral surface of fitting end portion. Fitting end portion has smaller diameter than body of second member, a stepped surface between body and fitting end portion faces an end surface of tubular end portion and located close to end surface of tubular end portion in an axial direction, and a gap is provided between stepped surface and end surface of tubular end portion such that gap extends over entire periphery, is opened to outside of first member and second member, and is expanded as gap extends radially outward. | 11-12-2015 |
20160102205 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND SEAL MEMBER USING SAME - According to the present invention, a resin composition preferable for molding a sealing member superior in abrasion resistance at a high temperature, mountability on an axis and seal groove with deformation, and sealability can be provided. | 04-14-2016 |
20160102768 | ANGLED DELTA RING SEAL FOR BALL VALVE SEAT - The resilient delta ring seal for use in a seat for a ball valve is held in the seat having an annular opening for receiving and holding the delta ring seal. An apex of the seal is pointed radially inward toward the ball valve and a base of the seal is orientated radially away from the ball valve. The seal base is wider than the apex. The seal is placed in the seat apposite an annular resin insert having a surface disposed toward the ball valve. The seal apex is truncated obliquely to define a substantially flat apical surface that extends beyond the opening toward the ball valve and terminates at the resin insert. | 04-14-2016 |
20160116066 | SEAL RING - A seal ring ( | 04-28-2016 |
20160186862 | SEAL RING - It is an object of the present invention to provide a seal ring which has small oil leak and low torque generation performance for improving fuel consumption in a favorable balance as originally intended by the present invention. A seal ring ( | 06-30-2016 |
20160186864 | SEALING RING - A seal ring includes an annular elastomer body and an annular metal reinforcement at least partially embedded in the elastomer body. The metal reinforcement includes a predominantly radially oriented part and a predominantly axially oriented part, and an end of the predominantly axially oriented part spaced from the predominantly radially oriented part is elastically deformable in a radial direction by more than 2% of a distance from the predominantly radially oriented part to the end of the predominantly axially oriented part. | 06-30-2016 |
20160187062 | HIGH TEMPERATURE DRYER SEALS AND RELATED METHODS - Fire retardant dryer seals and related methods are provided herein. A fire retardant dryer seal can include a first base substrate having a first end and a second end. At least a portion of the first base substrate can include a low-melt polymer with the first base substrate forming contact surfaces of the dryer seal for contacting portions of a dryer when installed in the dryer. The first end and the second end of the first base substrate can be secured together so that the first base substrate forms at least a portion of an annular shape. The fire retardant dryer seal can also include a heat resistant coating disposed on the dryer seal that does not comprise the contact surfaces of the first base substrate. | 06-30-2016 |
20160377079 | HYDRAULIC MACHINE - A hydraulic machine is described having a first part ( | 12-29-2016 |
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