| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 464170000 | HOUSING | 56 |
| 20080293502 | SUPPORT DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING PROPELLER SHAFT AND PROPELLER SHAFT ITSELF - A support device of a propeller shaft comprises an annular bracket fixed to a floor member of a vehicle body; an annular elastic member disposed in the annular bracket; an annular supporting structure disposed in the annular elastic member and rotatably supporting a cylindrical given portion of the propeller shaft through a ball bearing unit; and an annular seal member intimately disposed in an annular space defined between the annular supporting structure and the cylindrical given portion of the propeller shaft. One of outer and inner cylindrical surfaces of the annular seal member is in slidable contact with either one of an inner cylindrical surface of the annular supporting structure and an outer cylindrical surface of the cylindrical given portion of the propeller shaft. A rust-proofing member is further provided, which is disposed on either one of the inner cylindrical surface of the annular supporting structure and the outer cylindrical surface of the cylindrical given portion of the propeller shaft, to which the outer or inner cylindrical surface of the annular seal member directly and slidably contacts. The rust-proofing member is made of a rust-resistant material. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20120220383 | DRIVESHAFT CONTAINMENT DEVICE - A driveshaft containment system and a method of its use. In preferred embodiments, the invention takes the form of a two component system including a first component mounted to a device such as a differential housing, coupled to driveshaft, and a second component comprising a tubular driveshaft containment housing. A driveshaft containment ring is preferably mounted to the forward end of the tubular housing which in turn is provided with a mechanism at its rearward end for rotationally engaging and disengaging the first component. The first and second components are also provided with a mechanism for preventing relative rotational movement of the first and second components while engaged with one another. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20140031135 | SAFETY GUARD FOR A ROTATABLE MEMBER - Embodiments of a safety guard, fit concentrically over a rotating member, such as a rod assembly, which extends outwardly from apparatus, such as a drive head. The guard may be restrained during normal operation for preventing entanglement of personnel or other apparatus with the rod assembly which continues to rotate within the tubular guard, or may be unrestrained during normal operation. When unrestrained, the guard is free to co-rotate with the rod assembly, but has a low moment of inertia such that the guard decelerates rapidly when restrained so as to prevent entanglement. An anti-friction interface between the guard and the rod assembly is formed by the material of manufacture of the guard itself or by bearings or bushings supported in an annulus between the guard and the rod assembly. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140206464 | Propeller Shaft Assembly With Grease Retention and Vent Cap - Disclosed is a cap that will act as a grease retention feature and venting system, while allowing crash optimization of a propeller shaft with a plunging constant velocity joint. The cap is located between a constant velocity joint and a tube of the propeller shaft system. The cap includes: a rim sealed against the inner diameter of the constant velocity joint, an interior vent chamber, a vent hole facing the interior components of the constant velocity joint and leading to the vent chamber, and an annular radial groove along the entire circumference connected to the vent chamber. The outer race has a hole perpendicular to the joint axis to complete venting to the atmosphere. In the event of a vehicle crash, the constant velocity internal joint components contact the device, causing the device to dislodge from its fixed position, contact the friction weld curls and fracture at a determined load. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140256457 | SHAFT COUPLING GUARD AND ROTATABLE APPARATUS SYSTEM - A shaft coupling guard is used to cover a shaft coupling that couples a main shaft of a prime mover and a main shaft of a driven apparatus as a rotatable apparatus driven by the prime mover. The shaft coupling guard includes a guard main body formed so as to extend in a direction along an axis and having a tubular shape for circumferentially covering the shaft coupling. The guard main body includes a guard main body upper portion, and a guard main body lower portion configured to be detachable from the guard main body upper portion. The shaft coupling guard further includes a leg portion formed integrally with the guard main body and configured to support the guard main body. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150300566 | ROTATABLE APPARATUS - A rotatable apparatus includes a casing and a protector for closing an opening. The casing includes first and second casing faces intersecting at angle θ1. The first casing face is provided with an opening. The protector includes first and second protector faces abutting and intersecting each other at angle θ2. The protector is fixed to only the second casing face. The angle θ2 is larger than the angle θ1 when the protector is removed from the casing. The protector is attached to the casing in such a manner that the second protector face is fixed to the second casing face, and that the first protector face is elastically deformed so that an edge part of the first protector face, which is located on the side opposite to the second protector face, closely contacts the first casing face. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150316109 | SAFETY GUARD FOR POWER TAKE OFF - A safety guard for a power take off shaft comprises a guard body ( | 11-05-2015 |
| 20160116071 | REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR SHAFT SEAL - A shaft sealing mechanism is provided including a first component having a first surface and a second component having a second surface. The first component and the second component are arranged in contact such that the first surface and the second surface form a dynamic interface. The first surface includes a conformable carbon or carbon-graphite material. The second surface includes a rigid, highly polished, silicon carbide material having a plurality of graphite particles embedded therein. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160152074 | AXLE HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE | 06-02-2016 |
| 464171000 | Rigid semispherical surface on one housing part slidably engaged with surface on mating housing part | 1 |
| 20090264209 | COUPLING GUARD - A guard for shielding a coupling joint joining rotating shafts includes first and second cylindrical components configured to telescopingly adjustably engage to enclose the coupling joint. The cylindrical components are made from opposing identical semi-cylindrical cover halves, each with lateral flanges, with one set of lateral flanges forming an inwardly-facing longitudinal slot for slidably receiving the other pair of lateral flanges. A fastener extended through overlapping flanges fixes the length adjustment. A pair of supports includes a vertically adjustable bracket on spaced stands, the brackets being configured to wedgingly engage the supports when secured in a vertically adjusted position thereon. The cover halves, supports and brackets can be thermoformed from heat. | 10-22-2009 |
| 464172000 | Telescoping cylindrical housing members | 2 |
| 20130102400 | Shaft Shielding Assembly - A shaft shielding assembly ( | 04-25-2013 |
| 20150038245 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR UNIVERSAL JOINT TRANSMISSIONS - A protective device for universal joint transmissions has at least two coaxial tubular protective elements, with the two tubular protective elements each having, at their opposite ends, a protective hood, The two tubular protective elements each having a locator flange associated rigidly with the tubular protective element. The protective hood has a coupling flange that is coaxial to the locator flange and is adapted to abut against the locator flange. The protective hood has a cylindrical accordion portion supported by the coupling flange. The protective hood also has at least one fastening element adapted to fasten the coupling flange on the locator flange. The protective device has at least one supporting ring, which has engagement elements for the engagement of the supporting ring with the locator flange, which is accommodatable rotatably in an annular seat provided at the outer surface of the hub of the fork of the joint. | 02-05-2015 |
| 464173000 | Flexible housing | 30 |
| 20100016088 | Formed Grease Cover Retention Feature - An embodiment of a connection system for a grease cover of a constant velocity joint includes a groove portion formed in a generally annular portion of the constant velocity joint. The generally annular portion is defined, at least in part, by an inner surface. The system also includes a grease cover selectively positioned at least partially within the groove portion. The grease cover includes an outer edge portion. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100029398 | Safety Guard For A Double Universal Joint - A safety guard for a double universal joint ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100227699 | Variable Volume Boot - An articulated joint includes a first rotational member and a second rotational member coupled with and positioned generally coaxial to the first rotational member. The joint also includes a boot. The boot is selectively deformable in response to an increase in pressure in a joint chamber to increase the volume of the joint chamber. The volume of the joint chamber is selectively changed due to, at least in part, relative movement of the boot end to the second rotational member. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110034257 | PROTECTIVE SHEATH FOR CABLE - A protective sheath for cable includes a series of casings. Each casing has a first end and a second end. Each casing includes a recess defined in the first end and having an inner diameter which is equal to or greater than an outer diameter of the second end. A groove is defined in the recess. A passageway is axially defined in each casing. A washer is disposed in the groove and has a through hole defined therein for communicating with the passageway. A cable passes through the through hole of each washer to be gripped and protected by each washer. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20120264527 | DRIVE CABLE CENTERING INSERT - A drive cable centering insert including a tubular core centered within a plurality of axially coextensive and circumferentially spaced-apart flexible members attached to the core and extending in a direction outward therefrom at a sharp acute angle, each flexible member having a length to cause it to bend when engaged with a coextensive tubular housing. An insert including a tubular core substantially centered within coextensive linear cross members that tangentially engage but do not intersect or extend from the tubular core. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120309547 | CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - Disclosed is a constant velocity universal joint, comprising: an outer joint member ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130029772 | INNER SEAL FOR CV JOINT BOOT - A combined CV joint boot and inner seal includes a boot portion having a first end and a second end and having a shaft sealing portion at the first end for sealing with a first shaft of the CV joint. A front can sealing portion is positioned at the second end of the boot portion. An inner seal portion extends generally inwardly towards the CV joint longitudinal axis to block lubricant from migrating into the interior of the boot portion. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20140162796 | Inner Race and Boot Sleeve - An inner race and boot sleeve combination is provided. The inner race has an inner surface with a groove formed therein. The boot sleeve has a groove in an outer surface. A ring is located in both grooves to axially secure the inner race and boot sleeve together. Devices to prevent relatively rotation between the inner race and the boot sleeve are also provided. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140221109 | EXTERNAL ROLLING DIAPHRAGM OVERMOULDED HIGH SPEED CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT BOOT - A constant velocity joint boot assembly includes a boot-can having an axially extending main cylindrical body, a radially extending transition portion, an axially extending and generally cylindrical mounting portion. The radially extending transition portion intersects the axially extending main cylindrical body and the generally cylindrical mounting portion. A flexible boot member may be attached to an inner surface of at least two of the cylindrical body, the transition portion and the mounting portion at a coupling region. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20160025151 | CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT BOOT ASSEMBLY - A constant velocity joint boot assembly has a boot can connected to an outer race of the joint. The boot can receives a portion of a boot. The thickness of the boot may be changed in different areas to result in different boot performances. A sleeve is connected to the inner race. A portion of the sleeve may have a complementary shape to a portion of the boot, also to result in different boot performance. A clamp may be located over a portion of the boot to secure it to the sleeve. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160178014 | OVERMOULDED PROFILE BOOT CAN ASSEMBLY | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160252139 | CARDAN SHAFT WITH SAFETY DEVICE FOR AGRICULTURAL OR INDUSTRIAL USE | 09-01-2016 |
| 464174000 | Helically coiled member | 1 |
| 20110256940 | TUBE STRUCTURE FOR BICYCLE CABLE - A tube structure for bicycle cable includes a rigid metallic member spirally wound into a tubular body. The tubular body has a channel centrally defined therein and axially extending therethrough for adapting to be passed through by a bicycle cable. A flexible metallic member is connected with the rigid metallic member and is spirally disposed along a length of the rigid metallic member. When the tubular body is impacted with an external force, the rigid metallic member provides an enhanced rigidity to the tubular body for preventing a deformation of the tubular body. The flexible metallic member and the rigid metallic member are alternately arranged so as to allow the tubular body to be bendable and have a sufficient ductility. | 10-20-2011 |
| 464175000 | Corrugated structure | 17 |
| 20080254905 | Reinforced Rolling Boot - A sealing sleeve ( | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090017923 | Rotation Drive Force Transmission Mechanism, Constant Velocity Universal Joint and Resin Joint Boot Constructing the Mechanism, and Method of Tightening Clamp Band for Constant Velocity Universal Joint - A rotation drive force transmission mechanism has tripod constant-velocity joints coupled to respective ends of a shaft in opposite phase. Outer members of the tripod constant-velocity joints and portions of the shaft are covered with boots. When the large-diameter tube of each of the boots is fastened to the corresponding outer member by a first fastening band, a band crimping ratio is managed so as to fall within a predetermined range. Each of the outer members has a boot mount whose shape is selected to satisfy predetermined equations. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090104999 | Joint structure and boot for joint - A flexible section is provided between a small-diameter tube section and a bellows section of a boot for a joint, and the flexible section has a greater flexibility than the small-diameter tube section. When a spline shaft is displaced so as to incline relative to a constant velocity joint, deformation stress acting in the boot is relaxed by allowing the flexible section to deflect (bend). This inhibits the inner wall surface of the small-diameter tube section from separating from the sidewall surface of the spline shaft. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090131180 | Boot for Universal Joint - To make a bellows section ( | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090253522 | Boot for Universal Joint - To prevent inverting of a mountain portion ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100130294 | METHOD OF FIXING BOOT - A method for fixing a boot includes mounting a tubular anchoring areas ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100160053 | Boot for universal joint - A boot has a large diameter tube section, a small diameter tube section, and a bellows section for connecting the large diameter tube section and the small diameter tube section. The bellows section has, in a continuous manner, first to sixth crest sections and first to sixth root sections. The angles of opening of the inner peripheral surfaces of the crests of the first to third crest sections are set smaller than the angles of opening of the inner peripheral surfaces of the crests of the fourth to sixth crest sections. Further, the wall thicknesses of tilt sections are set smaller than the wall thickness of tilt sections. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100248849 | BOOT - A boot is disclosed having a first attachment region which is assigned to a joint, and a second attachment region which is assigned to a shaft. The boot has a plurality of folds, including a first fold region with at least two folds with a diameter that decreases in the direction of the second attachment region and at least one revolving, separating element which is arranged in an annular fold root between two folds. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110159971 | BOOT COMPRISING AN ATTACHMENT REGION WITH AT LEAST TWO CIRCUMFERENTIAL OUTSIDE RIBS - A boot comprising a fold region and an attachment region is disclosed. The attachment region comprises an outside with at least two circumferential ribs extending from a base surface towards the outside and providing for a binder seat surface. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110256941 | BOOT FOR CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT, AND CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT - Provided is a boot, which is excellent in durability, for a constant velocity universal joint and provided is a constant velocity universal joint capable of using such a boot, the boot being capable of conforming even to operation at high angles while being flexibly deformed and capable of effectively distributing and equalizing an interference pressure between peak portions, an interference pressure between valley portions and a shaft, and stress concentration onto the valley portions, and contributing to enhancement of abrasion resistance and fatigue resistance. A bellows section ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120040765 | Constant Velocity Joint and Constant Velocity Joint Boot - The outer peripheral surface of the boot attaching section of an outer joint member ( | 02-16-2012 |
| 20130172089 | BOOT FOR JOINTS, SUCH AS CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS, WITH A TRANSITION AREA - The present disclosure provides for a boot for joints, such as constant velocity joints, having a first attachment region and a fold region with a plurality of folds with peaks and roots and a transition area adjacent to the last fold arranged near said first attachment region, said transition area comprising a connecting root between said last fold in the transition part, wherein at least part of said transition part being inclined towards said first attachment region. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130237332 | FOLDING BELLOWS ARRANGEMENT FOR A TRIPOD JOINT UNIT - A folding bellows arrangement for a tripod joint unit is described. The bellows arrangement comprises a joint outer part with a groove; a folding bellows with a joint collar region for attachment to said joint outer part, and an adapter ring. The joint collar region comprises a joint binder seat region. The adapter ring has an inner surface that is matching in a cross section to an outer contour of the joint outer part. On an inner area of the joint collar region and within the joint binder seat region of the folding bellows, at least one bead is arranged. The bead matching a groove is arranged on an outer area of the adapter ring. The groove of the adapter ring corresponds to an at least one first sealing lip arranged on an inner area of the adapter ring, and wherein on the inner area of the adapter ring at least one second sealing lip is arranged. The first and second sealing lips are arranged within the groove of the joint outer part. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140179449 | CRIMPLESS BOOT - A constant velocity joint may include a shaft and a boot assembly. The boot assembly may include a boot having a boot neck. The boot neck may include a boot lip. A shaft may be rotationally coupled to a housing and may define a shaft groove. An attachment mechanism may be integrated within the boot neck. The shaft groove may be configured to receive the boot lip and the attachment mechanism may exert a radial force on the groove to secure the boot neck to the shaft. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140243105 | BOOT FOR JOINTS, SUCH AS CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS, WITH A TRANSITION AREA - The present disclosure provides for a boot for joints, such as constant velocity joints, having a first attachment region and a fold region with a plurality of folds with peaks and roots and a transition area adjacent to the last fold arranged near said first attachment region, said transition area comprising a connecting root between said last fold in the transition part, wherein at least part of said transition part being inclined towards said first attachment region. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20160053818 | FLUID PATH FOR PLUG-IN CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT - A fluid path for a plug-in constant velocity joint assembly between a boot sleeve and a boot. The boot sleeve has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is disposed against and is in driving engagement with an inner race. The boot sleeve second end portion defines an inner ridge, a sleeve channel and an outer ridge. The boot has a first end portion and a second end portion. The second end portion comprises an inner seal where the inner seal comprises an inner axial groove and an outer axial groove. A fluid path is formed between the inner ridge and the boot, between inner axial groove and the sleeve, in the sleeve channel, between the outer axial groove and the sleeve and between the outer ridge and the boot. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160069396 | SEALING BOOT ASSEMBLY - A sealing boot assembly comprises a flexible boot having a first end in sealing engagement with an outer surface of a shaft to define an inner chamber therein. A venting orifice extends from the inner chamber through the flexible boot to ambient and a moisture-blocking, vapor-breathable membrane is disposed across the venting orifice between the inner chamber and ambient to vent gas from the inner chamber during high temperature operation of the shaft and to allow air to returns to the inner chamber upon cooling thereof. | 03-10-2016 |
| 464176000 | Pivotally mounted housing supported for movement between open and closed positions | 2 |
| 20090197689 | Protection device, in particular power take- off shaft protection, for an end piece of a shaft - The present invention relates to a protection device for an end piece of a shaft, in particular a power take-off shaft protection for a work machine. The protection device comprises a cover which is pivotally mounted to a base member, wherein both the cover and the base member are made of plastic material. Moreover, the cover is pivoting about a pivot axis from a home position with respect to the base member into various protective positions toward the work machine and away from the same. The respective protective positions are determined and stably held by a lock mechanism at the protection device. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20110287847 | Safety Guard for Wide Angle PTO Joint - A safety guard ( | 11-24-2011 |
| 464178000 | With rolling body supporting shaft in housing | 12 |
| 20080242433 | Wheel Hub/Joint Unit - A wheel hub/constant velocity joint unit wherein a wheel hub ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090005182 | Mounting structure of constant velocity joint and bearing - In a CV joint-bearing mounting structure, a steering unit, including a CV joint and a bearing, is engaged with a knuckle via tapered portions, a first nut is mounted to the outer end of the bearing, a disk is engaged with an engagement part of the CV joint via toothed portions, and a second nut is mounted to one end of the CV joint. The quality of the bearing is improved, the tolerance of the assembled components is reduced, and the types and number of the components are reduced, thereby improving the efficiency of assembly of the components. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090118023 | Method of supporting an upper gearset of a marine stern drive - A support for the upper drive shaft of a marine stern drive unit. The support has an axial body installable in the axial bore of the upper case. Retainers on the body are engageable with the upper case to secure the support in place. One or both retainers are axially adjustable relative to the body. Adjustment may be achieved at threaded sections on the body which matingly engage threaded sections on the retainer. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100022317 | Driveshaft assembly and method for assembling driveshaft assembly - A driveshaft assembly for a vehicle includes a tube having a first end and a second end. The driveshaft assembly also includes a first member configured to transmit torque. A portion of the first member is provided within the first end of the tube and is coupled to an inner surface of the tube by a weld. The driveshaft assembly also includes a second member configured to transmit torque. A portion of the second member is provided within the second end tube and is coupled to the inner surface of the tube by a weld. The first and second members are configured to have axes of rotation that are collinear with an axis of rotation of the tube such that when the first and second members are coupled to the tube, no further alignment between the tube, the first member, and the second member is required. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100197414 | Coupling of a constant velocity joint and a hub bearing unit of a motor vehicle wheel - A driving ring is fixed to the rotatable hub of a hub bearing unit for providing torque transmission from an outer bell of a constant velocity joint. The bell has an outer tubular projection in telescopic relation with the driving ring. A first end surface of the tubular projection faces a second surface of a rotatable ring of the hub bearing unit. The driving ring and the tubular projection have mutually engaging splines. The hub and the constant velocity joint are releasably axially secured by a rigid cap received in the cavity of the bell and axially abutting against a shoulder within the bell, and a screw connecting the cap member to the hub in an axially tractive relationship. This axial traction causes axial compression of the annular seal which is fitted between the first and second surfaces and provides continuous sealing around the engaged splines. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110003646 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR IMMERSED OPERATION BELOW A SURFACE OF A LIQUID - The invention relates to a drive device for the immersed operation below a surface of a liquid (F), particularly for the immersed operation in a clearing basin, having a drive shaft ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110256942 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - Provided is a power transmission device in which leakage of an electromagnetic wave between a space ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120135812 | BEARING HOUSING - A shaft support for a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft. The shaft support includes a housing, a first bearing, and a second bearing. The housing includes a first portion, a second portion, and a transition portion connecting the first portion and the second portion. The first bearing is coupled to the first portion. The first bearing rotatably supports the first shaft and resists at least a portion of a first radial load exerted on the first shaft. The second bearing is coupled to the second portion and rotatably supports the second shaft. At least a portion of the first radial load is transmitted to the transition portion from the first bearing. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20130260903 | INTERMEDIATE SHAFT OF VEHICLE STEERING APPARATUS - An intermediate shaft of a vehicle steering apparatus can prevent foreign matter, for example, moisture, dust or oil, from being introduced into the intermediate shaft even from a process of transporting the intermediate shaft to assemble it to a vehicle, and even when the intermediate shaft is assembled to the vehicle and the vehicle is driven. As a result, it is possible to prevent a component of the intermediate shaft from being deformed or damaged. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20160084003 | Bearing Assembly Including A Focal Bearing and Load Sharing Thrust Bearings - An apparatus including a housing, a shaft rotatably extending through the housing, and a bearing assembly for supporting the shaft within the housing, wherein the bearing assembly includes a focal bearing assembly for accommodating tilting of the shaft within the housing and a thrust bearing assembly for transferring thrust loads between the housing and the shaft, and wherein the thrust bearing assembly includes at least two thrust bearings arranged in a load sharing configuration and complementary oblique thrust surfaces for transferring thrust loads through the thrust bearings. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160090175 | MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY HAVING ENHANCED BEHAVIOR WITH RESPECT TO FATIGUE-FRICTION DUE TO MICRO-MOVEMENTS - A mechanical assembly having improved behavior with respect to fatigue combined with wear due to micro-movements, wherein the assembly includes at least two parts that are attached to one another. At least one of the at least two parts is made of a material including a titanium or titanium-alloy matrix and including titanium-carbide or titanium-boride ceramic particles which are substantially homogeneously dispersed within the matrix, wherein the particles have a minimum size of at least 0.05 μm and a maximum size not exceeding 30 μm in the area subjected to the effects of fatigue-fretting. The mass proportion of the ceramic particles in the part is preferably of 5 to 40%. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160097292 | GAS TURBINE HAVING AT LEAST TWO SHAFTS DESIGNED AS HOLLOW SHAFTS AT LEAST IN SOME AREAS AND ARRANGED COAXIALLY RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER - The present invention describes a gas turbine having two shafts, which are rotatably mounted using bearing devices in the area of a casing. An intermediate shaft sealing device is arranged between the bearing devices, which includes a sealing element connected to a first shaft, in which a further sealing element connected to the second shaft radially engages. An operating pressure is applied, in the area limited by the shafts in the axial direction of the shafts, to facing effective areas of the sealing elements, while the pressure prevailing in the area outside the shafts in the axial direction acts on effective areas of the sealing elements facing away from one another. A ratio between the outer diameters limiting the facing effective areas and the inner diameters likewise limiting these effective areas is in each case greater than or equal to 1.25. | 04-07-2016 |
