Abstract: An expandable gasket for a head disk assembly, wherein the gasket is initially formed having a geometry that maximizes the number of gaskets realized per sheet of material used. The gasket includes a series of spaced-apart thinned pivot regions and is expanded from an initial relatively closed, material-saving geometry to a second, open geometry dimensioned to be disposed between a top cover and a base of a disk drive. In addition, the transformation from first to second geometries is accomplished without stretching, distorting, buckling or tearing the elongate pivot regions.

Abstract: A seal construction is provided for sealing a rotating pump shaft against passage of a fluid along its central axis. The seal construction includes front and rear sealing flanges mounted coaxially to and rotatable with the pump shaft. Stationary engaging members are provided adjacent the rear surface of the front sealing flange and the front surface of the rear sealing flange for sealing engagement therewith. A temperature stabilized chamber is provided adjacent each sealing flange including means for recirculating and cooling fluid disposed therein so as to maintain the fluid between adjacent engaging members at a substantially constant temperature thereby maintaining a flatness of the sealing engagement between the sealing flange surfaces and the engaging members. The recirculating/cooling system includes a gland having first, second, third, and fourth fluid passages defined therein.

Abstract: A metal gasket assembly for a cylinder head comprises: a metal substrate having a predetermined shape with apertures including cylinder openings, bolt holes, coolant openings and lubricant openings, which metal substrate being provided with half-beads in regions adjacent to the cylinder openings and full-beads in regions therearound; a metal sub-plate having the same planar configuration with and being thinner than the metal substrate; ring-shaped shims attached to the metal sub-plate in regions corresponding to the half-beads of the metal substrate; and a metal by-plate having the same planar configuration with the metal substrate and provided with full-beads in regions corresponding to the full-beads of the metal substrate; which metal substrate, metal sub-plate with shims and metal by-plate forming a laminated gasket assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed is an oil film cooled face seal that is comprised of an annular stator having a flat surface in rubbing contact with the flat sealing surface of a rotor. The rotor has a flange portion extending radially from a base portion. The base portion has a plurality of holes extending radially therethrough in fluid communication with a source of cooling oil. One side of the flange portion comprises the flat sealing surface. The opposite side, or backface, has a plurality of external radially spaced apart annular grooves criss-crossing a plurality of external circumferentially spaced apart substantially radial grooves. Each of the radial grooves is aligned with and in fluid communication with a corresponding hole in the base portion, and extends fully across the backface.

Abstract: An improved oil seal is provided for sealing passage of rotatable shaft through an end wall of a bearing housing in a turbomachine or the like, wherein the shaft is rotatably supported within the bearing housing by oil-lubricated bearings. The improved oil seal comprises a slinger rotor mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith. The slinger rotor has an inner surface with an annular cavity and axially extending lands separated from each other by axially extending slots. The cavity and slots define a low velocity zone in which oil is centrifuged out. The slots and cavity so the centrifuged oil flows away from the end wall of the bearing housing. A labyrinth, air seal is disposed between the shaft and end wall.

Abstract: A seal arrangement for a stuffing box, the stuffing box having an outboard seal an inboard seal exposed to process fluid, and a volume pressurized with barrier fluid in which the inboard seal and the outboard seal are disposed, has a container divided into two non-communicating chambers by a movable wall, with a first of the chambers being supplied with barrier fluid and communicating with the space in the stuffing box in which the outboard seal is disposed, and a second of the chambers communicating with the stuffing box so as to be at the stuffing box pressure. The movable wall constantly strives to assume an equilibrium position wherein substantially no pressure differential exists across the inboard seal. Due to the absence of such a pressure differential, substantially no contamination of the barrier fluid by the process fluid occurs, and vice versa.

Abstract: A metal laminate gasket of the invention is used for an internal combustion engine having a cylinder bore and a fluid hole. The gasket is formed of first and second metal plates, and a coating layer situated between the first and second metal plates. The first plate has first and second holes corresponding to the cylinder bore and fluid hole. The first plate includes a main portion, a curved portion to define the first hole, a flange, and a first bead formed in the main portion to surround the first hole. The first bead projects toward the flange to be disposed above the flange. The second plate is situated under the main portion, and includes a third hole in which the curved portion is located, a fourth hole corresponding to the fluid hole, and a second bead surrounding the flange and projecting in a same direction as in the first bead. A third bead is formed on one of the first and second metal plates to seal around the fluid hole of the engine.

Abstract: A sheet-like gasket formed of a material having a layered internal structure, for suppressing or preventing leakage penetration, and to attain very high sealing properties together with contact-surface leakage reduction. The sheet-like gasket has two base members each including spaced apart high-density faces and having an outer end portion 1A1 and an inner end portion 1B1 of sheet-like base members 1A and 1B which are adjacent in an inner and outer relationship which are partially overlapped. The whole gasket including the overlap portion is formed by pressurization so as to have a substantially uniform thickness. As a result, double high-density layers and are formed in the overlap portion where the base members are bonded.

Abstract: Absorption depletion indicators for anesthetic gas administration systems which, in a closed or semi-closed system of anesthetic gas administration comprising a canister held absorbent for carbon dioxide, the improvement is characterized in that an indicator is provided for the canister for determining when the carbon dioxide absorbent is exhausted, the indicator is in the form of a wax temperature indicator calibrated permanently to change colour at a temperature of the absorbent indicative of exhaustion of the absorbent due to carbon dioxide absorption.

Abstract: A constant section gasket based on elastomer, plastic, or like material, the gasket comprising a constant section element that is extruded or molded in at least one material selected from elastomers, plastics, thermoplastic elastomers, and the like materials. The gasket also includes a sole-piece for fixing on a support(s), in particular a metal part of car bodywork, with the sole-piece being fixed thereto by means of an induction heating machine.

Abstract: A ring-shaped metal gasket with the cross-section thereof being substantially rectangular shaped, with the ratio (t/w) of the thickness t of the ring portion to the width w thereof being in the range of 0.5 to 4, having a Vickers hardness in the range of 50 to 120; a vacuum flange for a metal gasket, including a sealing groove for receiving a metal gasket at the surface of the flange, the width of a cross section of the groove gradually decreasing in the direction of the depth thereof, an outer side wall section of the sealing groove being substantially perpendicular to the flange surface, and an inner side wall section of the sealing groove being inclined with respect to the flange surface, with a difference in level being provided so that the flange surface positioned to the inside of the sealing groove is lower than the flange surface positioned to the outside of the sealing groove, and a vacuum seal structure including the above gasket and flange are disclosed.

Abstract: An expanded graphite sealing material is provided in which the adaptability of the principal face of an expanded graphite base member is improved, the bonding strength to a coating layer and the like can be increased, and the sealing properties can be enhanced. A method of producing such a sealing material and a gasket sheet using the sealing material are also of concern. On at least a portion of a principal face of the expanded graphite base member in which expanded graphite particles are pressurized and integrated together, opened thin-leaf graphite portions are formed. The principal face of the expanded graphite base member having the thin-leaf graphite portions can be impregnated with a sealing member such as PTFE or covered with a coating layer. As the form of the sealing material, a sheet, a press-molded product, a fabric, a string, or a braided article can be adopted.

Abstract: A seal ring having uniform dimensions and uniform composition over the entire length thereof. This is achieved by properly positioning the injection point for injecting a material when injection-molding the seal ring. More specifically, the injection point is angularly displaced from the center of the entire length of the seal ring by .+-.1.degree. to .+-.30.degree..

Abstract: A metal gasket assembly for a cylinder head includes a pair of elastic metal substrates each having an outer shape which conforms with the outer shape of the gasket assembly, cylinder openings corresponding to cylinders in the cylinder head, a peripheral region surrounding the cylinder opening, which may be greater in thickness than remaining region of the relevant substrate, and a bead in the peripheral region. The substrates are superimposed with each other with top portions of the beads of the substrates in abutment with each other. A by-plate may be arranged between the substrates and has an increased thickness in its peripheral region which surrounds the cylinder opening and which is in direct abutment with the top portions of the beads in the substrates.

Abstract: The metal gasket according to the present invention is formed by bead base plates comprising elastic metal plates having beads and auxiliary beads along the circumferences of holes, and an intermediate plate interposed between these bead base plates. The stoppers and stepped portions formed on the intermediate plate prevent the total compression of the beads on the bead base plates when the metal gasket is tightened, and enable the irregularity of the opposed surfaces of a cylinder head and a cylinder block to be offset. The auxiliary beads provided on the bead base plates display the sealing performance with respect to the beads and minimize the dead spaces around the holes.

Abstract: A bore seal assembly for sealing between adjoining tubular members having a seal pocket formed in the adjacent ends thereof which comprises a cylindrical seal sleeve having a bore and two radially outwardly extending sealing lips for engaging the seal pocket, a cylindrical finger spring mounted within the bore of the seal sleeve and having an annular central section and a plurality of fingers extending axially outwardly therefrom for urging the sealing lips against the seal pocket, and a cylindrical wear sleeve having a curvilinear outer diameter for supporting the fingers and transferring the contact point between the fingers and the wear sleeve toward the ends of the fingers to thereby increase the stiffness of the fingers and maintain a spring force sufficient to overcome the force caused by contraction of the seal sleeve in low temperatures.

Abstract: A highly reliable, versatile and long lasting motorcycle gasket made of a special rubber-covered metal having dual raised silicone beads around the perimeter on both the front and back surfaces of the gasket. The raised silicone beads are provided around the perimeter of both the inner bore and the outer edge of the gasket to provide a double seal. Mirror-images of these same raised beads are provided on both the front and rear surfaces of the gasket further improving its sealing characteristics. A broad silicone layer is provided on both surfaces of the gasket in areas which correspond to known gaps in the metal parts of the engine with which the gasket is to be used.

Abstract: A gasket material includes a sheet metal having a coating of adhesive applied thereon, and a coating layer of a compound or composition formed on the surface of the sheet metal, the compound or composition containing a fibrous material, fine cork particles and a rubber material. The gasket material provides improved material properties, including increased tensile strength, reduced stress relaxation, increased wear resistance and the like, while maintaining the capability of restoring itself from an applied compression.

Abstract: A seal ring and a stack of seal are disclosed wherein each seal has a knitted mesh section substantially surrounded by an outer coating covering substantially all of the knitted wire mesh section, the coating forming raised sealing surfaces to form interference seals with the outer and inner surface of an annulus. The stack includes spacing between seals in the stack to prevent damage to the sealing surfaces of succeeding seals in the stack. The stack may be bidirectional.

Abstract: A sealing device for an universal joint includes a lip portion arranged to be in close contact with an outer peripheral edge of a bearing cap, and a dust cover portion arranged at the outer periphery of the lip portion substantially in parallel thereto with a predetermined clearance so as to extend over the outer peripheral edge of the bearing cap.