Abstract: A radial shaft seal, which includes a ring-shaped, metal supporting body and a sealing lip disposed thereon, in order to separate a hydraulic side that is particularly under high pressure, from an atmospheric side, the sealing lip being pressed onto the shaft by an annular helical spring. In an uninstalled sealing ring, the working plane of the annular helical spring has a value x that is less than zero with respect to the working plane of the sealing edge, and in an installed sealing ring, the two working planes are approximately coplanar.

Abstract: An improved hinge mechanism for use with a portable computing device is disclosed. According to one aspect, a hinge mechanism includes a first assembly with a pivot connection, a cam follower, and a second assembly. The cam follower is used to produce a cam action. The second assembly includes a cam. The cam follower cooperates with the cam to produce a moment about an axis associated with the latching hinge mechanism. The cam follower and the cam also cooperate to effectively latch the first assembly with respect to the second assembly when the cam is in a first position. According to another aspect, a display screen of the portable computing device can be rotateably-hinged to a base such that the display screen is set back from the base when the display screen is opened.

Abstract: A sealing device (20, 80, 90), optionally in the form of a kit is provided for sealing about a rotatable member such as a shaft (22). The sealing device or the kit includes a follower housing (32) for mounting about the rotatable member (32) with an axial direction of the follower housing aligned with the rotational axis of the rotating member. Further, a follower (40, 40a, 40b) is provided for compressing a primary seal, such as packing (28), for sealing against the rotatable member. The follower is slidable within the follower housing generally in the axial direction and has sliding interfaces for interfacing with the follower housing and/or the rotatable member. There is also a chamber (68, 108) or simply a recess defined by the housing and a pressure face of the follower, with the chamber/recess being configured to receive fluid.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic seal for location in a seal groove of a structure, such as a housing and for dynamic sealing engagement with a relatively rotatable surface. Elevated contact pressure zones caused by pressure manipulation features located at least partially on the dynamic sealing surface of the seal provide for controlled lubricant movement within the dynamic sealing interface between the seal and the relatively rotatable surface for enhanced lubrication of the seal even when the seal defines a wide sealing footprint with the relatively rotatable surface. The pressure manipulation feature may be defined by projections at least partially from the dynamic sealing lip which are compressed against the relatively rotatable surface or depressions which define pressure manipulating edges which react with the lubricant in the dynamic sealing interface responsive to relative rotation.

Abstract: A seal used for a valve housing for a rotatable valve is received in an internal annular groove in the valve housing. The seal has the form of a resilient ring with an annular interior surface, an annular exterior surface, and axially opposite first and second circular end surfaces that extend radially between the annular interior surface and the annular exterior surface. The first and second circular end surfaces of the ring have annular lobes that project axially from the first and second end surfaces. The ends of the lobes are rounded. The annular groove of the valve housing has a center axis, a bottom wall and a pair of opposed side walls extending around the center axis. Slots are formed in the side walls of the groove. The lobes of the ring extend into the slots of the groove. The lobes of the seal and the slots of the groove are non-congruent and form voids between the seal and the groove.

Abstract: To provide a separation plate (1) mounted on a valve body (21) for automatic transmission and having a foamed rubber layer (3) mounted on both sides or one side of a separation plate body (2), which is easy to produce, advantageous in cost and free from generation of rubber burrs.

Abstract: A sealing ring packing (1) includes a cooled packing casing (4) that can be placed inside a stuffing box borehole (3), and holds at least one essentially annular slide ring (5) pressed against the moved component (2) to be sealed, whose outside periphery (11) exhibits at least one heat transfer sleeve (9) expandable until resting on the inside periphery of the stuffing box borehole (3) when inserted, and which is otherwise not separately cooled. This makes it possible to avoid the disadvantages of a separate liquid cooling in this area without impermissible temperature rises.

Abstract: A networking card has a plurality of pages for bearing at least one of a greeting or other message, a drawing and an object added to the networking card by successive recipients of the networking card. The networking card can be purchased by an initial sender. That person can add a message to a first page of the card and then send it to a first recipient. The first recipient in turn can add his or her own message to the networking card, for example on a second page of the networking card, and then send the card on to a second recipient. The process can be repeated until for example all of the pages have been used.

Abstract: A sealing assembly for attaching pliable tubes to rigid connecting members, for high pressure, low temperature service, which seals by compressing a sealing wafer around the pliable tubes. The pliable tubes pass through holes in the sealing wafer. As the wafer seal is axially compressed, the wafer seal is restrained against radial expansion, thereby exerting an inward radial pressure on the holes through the wafer seal to cause an hermetic seal between the wafer seal and the pliable tubes. A swage bushing can be used, with swage tubes that are swaged onto the pliable tubes by a swage clamp, for the purpose of axially restraining the pliable tubes.

Abstract: With the objective of providing a metallic gasket which can realize both sealing performance and cost reduction which can be achieved by the decreased number of constituting plates or the decreased number of materials, the metallic gasket is composed of: a first bead plate which is made of elastic metal and has hot plug beads which are respectively formed opposite hot plugs; and a second bead plate which is made of elastic metal and has folded parts each of which is formed about the periphery of a bore hole and annular bore beads each of which is formed about the periphery of an area including the bore hole and a portion which is opposite to the hot plug.

Abstract: A sealing apparatus 20 is provided with an annular elastic member 21 and a reinforcing member 23 to which the elastic member 21 is securely fixed, and is attached to an annular stepped portion 12b of a cylindrical member 12. The elastic member 21 has a sealing portion coming into contact with the inner surface of the stepped portion 12b of the cylindrical member 12 and the inner periphery surface of a large cylinder portion 12c in an airtight manner. Further, the sealing apparatus 20 has a holding portion including a cylinder portion 24 press-inserted into the inner periphery of the small cylinder portion 12a of the cylindrical member 12; and an elastic outer cylinder portion 25.

Abstract: Two axially abutting individual rings (4, 5) arranged in a shared casing recess (3) at the passage (6) of a component (2) to be sealed, which each is formed of several ring segments (4′, 5′) pressed against the component (2) to be sealed by a common peripheral spring (8). The cover ring (4) facing the side (6) to be sealed is radially divided and relieved from pressure by inlet-side radial grooves (7). The actual sealing ring (5) is divided by essentially tangential sections. To reduce wear and heat transfer, the cover ring (4) exhibits a circumferential carrying shoulder (9) on the side facing the sealing ring (5), on which sits the sealing ring (5) with the circumferential peripheral surface (10) of a twist-out section (11). In addition, the pressure on the cover ring (4) is largely relieved by an inner peripheral groove (12) that is provided on the side of the carrying shoulder (9) and in contact with the delivery side (6).

Abstract: A laminated gasket is provided, which ensures desired bore sealing surface pressures on the side of a cylinder head and on the side of a cylinder block, which is excellent in sealing ability and durability preferably by virtue of its double sealing function and which has a comparatively simple structure. This gasket has a core plate and elastic plates laminated to both surfaces of the core plate. The core plate has thin-walled portions each surrounding a bore opening and a thick-walled portion extending outwardly from each thin-walled portion. The elastic plates respectively have folded-back portions each of which is formed so as to create, together with a base portion, a clearance around its associated bore opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a seal assembly for installation on shafts of mixers for concrete, mortar and similar mixtures, of the type comprising sliding rings in oil bath, characterised in that it also comprises, on the side facing the inside of the mixing tank, an annular gasket preferably made of Vulkolan/adiprene, capable of preventing any risk of mixture leakage out of the tank.

Abstract: A plurality of arcuate, circumferentially extending leaf seal segments form an annular seal spanning between annular sealing surfaces of inner and outer casings of a turbine. The ends of the adjoining seal segments have circumferential gaps to enable circumferential expansion and contraction of the segments. The end of a first segment includes a tab projecting into a recess of a second end of a second segment. Edges of the tab seal against the sealing surfaces of the inner and outer casings have a narrow clearance with opposed edges of the recess. An overlying cover plate spans the joint. Leakage flow is maintained at a minimum because of the reduced gap between the radially spaced edges of the tab and recess, while the seal segments retain the capacity to expand and contract circumferentially.

Abstract: A sealing method and apparatus involves positioning sealant carriers in a gap between first and second components to be sealed. Sealant is applied to a first major surface of the sealant carriers. As the first and second components are tightened together, the carriers are compressed and cause sealant to travel from the first major surface and through the carriers to a second major surface which is opposed to the first major surface. The sealant carriers may be positioned on respective carrier supports while sealant is being applied to the first major surface of the sealant carriers. The supports are used in initially positioning the sealant carriers in place and then are removed prior to tightening the first and second components together. The supports may include alignment mechanisms for use in aligning the sealant carriers with one of the first and second components. The sealant adheres the sealant carriers to such one of the first and second components following removal of the supports.

Abstract: A lip type seal is provided with an outer ring part (31) which is tightly fitted to a seal installation part (12) of a housing (1); a seal main body (32) which is fixed to the outer ring part (31) and whose inner circumferential part extending in a bent state to the side of a sealed space (A) is sealably brought into slidable contact with an outer circumferential surface of a rotary shaft (2) inserted in the housing (1); a rear surface support plate (33) which is arranged on the rear side of the seal main body and whose outer circumferential part together with the seal main body (32) is fixed to the outer ring part (31); and a movable support plate (34) which is engaged movably in a radial direction between the seal main body (32) and the rear surface support plate (33) and whose inner diameter is clearance fitted to the outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft (2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oil sealing ring, especially that used in piston of internal combustion engine or compressor. This oil sealing ring comprises a base ring (2) with a split. An elastic ring (3) is provided in the inner circumference surface of the base ring. A radially outward annular flange (18) is provided in the outer circumference surface of the base ring. An axially upward annular projecting part (19) is provided in the area beyond the outer circumference surface of the projecting part (19). The splits of said disc ring (1) and said base ring (2) are respectively staggered from each other. This oil sealing ring can effectively prevent the leakage of the oil and the gas.

Abstract: Seal (20) is formed in two halves (22A, 22B) mated along a transverse centerplane (502). Each half faces outward from an associated side of centerplane (502) and includes centrally apertured (100) metal body (22A, 22B). Each body has an outwardly projecting hub (24A, 24B) having an outward-facing engagement surface (25A, 25B). A web (26A, 26B) extends radially outward from the hub (24A, 24B) to a perimeter and has interior and exterior surfaces. Bodies (22A, 22B) are secured to each other by an annular weld (40) to form a seal body. A longitudinal separation between the engagement surfaces (25A, 25B) is compressible via flexing of webs (26A, 26B) from relaxed separation to a range of compressed separations. In the compressed separation, the surfaces are sealingly engaged to respective ones of the first (44A, 44B) and second (45A, 45B) conduits. On each side of seal (20) there may be two polymeric sealing rings 44A, 44B) and an annular retainer (66A, 66B).

Abstract: A cookware lid having a handle where the handle supports a thermometer having a meat probe and an aperture to cause a whistling sound to warn that the internal temperature of a container has reached 180 degrees, eliminating possible carcinogens, e. Coli bacterium, salmonella and the like.