Abstract: A seal for a rolling element bearing or rolling element bearing seat wherein a packing with sealing lips is in contact with two reinforcements to which the sensor and encoder are fastened. The reinforcements have a cylindrical mounting surface. One of the reinforcements is radially extended by a support surface and by a local radial extension for positioning and retaining for the sensor with respect to the encoder.

Abstract: A seal useful for high temperature and high-differential pressures, particularly in sour gas wells, is disclosed. The preferred embodiment of the seal is an elongated member having features akin to a chevron-type seal at at least one end, coupled with at least one interference seal. A pocket is created in between these two elements which can trap atmospheric pressure, thereby enhancing the ability of downhole well fluids to compress the seal against a mandrel for facilitating its installation in a liner bore. The additional structural rigidity provided by the variety of alternative designs presented overcomes the tendency of the chevron portion of the seal to fail to seat due to downhole fluid pressures, displacing the chevron portion out of shape prior to its insertion into a liner bore.

Abstract: A seal assembly for the perimeter of a window of an automotive vehicle that has an elongated support channel extending around the window perimeter and an elongated continuous tubular sealing member. The elongated continuous tubular sealing member is wound at least twice around the perimeter in overlapping relation with itself and secured in the channel to provide an inner seal and an outer seal with a transition length therebetween, the ends of the elongated continuous tubular sealing member being positioned proximate to and abutting the transition length.

Abstract: A compressible gasket is provided which has at least one bolt area with a tapered densification. The tapered densification puts the lowest porosity at a center area of the bolt area. The center area is that part of the bolt area which surrounds and abuts the bolt aperture itself, and in use is covered by the bolt head. Two embodiments are provided. In one the gasket will have a substantially uniform porosity throughout the center area underneath the bolt head. In the more preferred embodiment, the densification gradually decreases in a porosity gradient beginning at the aperture and going through the center area.

Abstract: This invention relates to a lubricating film type gas seal having a stationary sealing ring (stator) with a radially extending sealing face and a rotating mating seal component (mating rotor) with a radially extending sealing face. The present seal has a reduced number of components and is greatly simplified from working seals described in prior art. The mating rotor is deliberately flexible, and hence it may distort (tilt) throughout an angular range during hydrostatic and hydrodynamic operation and is dependent on rotational speed, pressure, temperature and is also a function of its material and geometric properties. The stationary ring sealing face complies to and follows the angular distortion (tilting) of the mating rotor sealing face in a converging or diverging manner throughout the hydrostatic and hydrodynamic operational range. The flexibility of the stator is a function of its geometric and material properties. Mating rotor and stator flexibility is preferably matched (e.g.

Abstract: This metal gasket comprises a pair of bead plates on which beads are formed so as to extend along the circumferences of combustion chamber holes, and an intermediate plate interposed between the bead plates. The intermediate plate is provided on the parts thereof which are closer to the combustion chamber holes than to the beads on the bead plates with stopper portions comprising stepped portions. These stopper portions constitute compensation portions for the beads on the bead plates. The compensation portions prevent a total compression of the beads on the bead plates when the metal gasket is tightened, offset the irregularity of opposed surfaces of a cylinder head and a cylinder block, improve the sealability with respect to the beads, and protect the beads against corrosion and compression.

Abstract: A fluid seal device comprising an annular body having an inner side, an outer side, a closed end face and an at least partly open end face wherein the at least partly open end face defines a first radial sealing area protruding outwardly from the outer side and a second radial sealing area protruding outwardly from the inner side of the annular body so that the plane defined by the first radial sealing area is spaced apart a further distance from the closed end of the annular body than the plane defined by the second radial sealing area. The at least partly open end face of the fluid seal device defining the first and second radial sealing areas is formed of a less rigid elastomeric material than the remaining portion of the annular body of the fluid seal device so that the radius of the second radial sealing area will tend to hinge and roll and to thereby maintain a generally constant resistance during movement of an element in contact therewith.

Abstract: A sealing member having: a sealing material having a cone penetration between 80 and 400 (10.sup.-1 mm) and an ultimate elongation of at least 100%, and an elastomeric retaining member for the sealing material. The retaining member in the form of two connected concentric O-rings.

Abstract: A shaft seal includes a case defining an axial portion and a radial portion, and a resilient PTFE sealing member is secured to the case by an elastomeric material, such as rubber, in an injection molding process. The elastomeric material forms an outer ring encasing the case axial portion and the outer portion of the resilient sealing element. The resilient sealing element is initially in the form of a disc-like member having a central aperture, and the shaft seal is formed by clamping the disc-like member and the case together within a pair of mold sections defining mold cavities corresponding to the desired final shape of the elastomeric material. After the elastomeric material has hardened, the seal is placed against a base and a mandrel is used to deflect the inner portion of the resilient sealing member relative to the outer portion. The seal may further include an excluder lip seal formed of the elastomeric material integrally with the ring.

Abstract: The sealing system seals a moving element in a valve. The sealing system includes an internal seal between the valve body and moving element proximate the lading and an external seal between the valve body and moving element proximate the free end of the moving element. A space for sealant is formed around the moving element between the internal and external seals. A load member is provided for pressurizing the sealant within the space to a pressure greater than the fluid pressure of the lading in the valve body cavity and the ambient pressure around the exterior of the valve. An indicator member is provided for detecting any leakage of the sealant past either the internal or external seals.

Abstract: A sealing assembly for sealing two surfaces of two elements by a seal member between the two surfaces, wherein the two elements are pressed against each other by a coupling means acting between them and applying a bending moment to at least one of the two elements such that the corresponding surfaces are deformed, the seal member being of varying thicknesses over its length to compensate for the deformation. In an alternative aspect of the Invention, at least one of the two elements is shaped to achieve the compensation so that the sealing force is uniform. Thus, a reduction in the waterproofing function of the sealing assembly, which normally results from the deflection of the housing is prevented.

Abstract: A rotating machine has a splined primary shaft rotatably mounted in an opening of an oil-filled housing and a primary seal carried by the housing for sealingly engaging with a mating splined secondary shaft upon insertion of the secondary shaft into the housing opening for engagement with the splined primary shaft. An annular seal is also carried by the housing and has a flexible sealing lip for sealing engagement with the primary shaft to maintain oil within the housing. The annular seal has an abutment lever which extends toward the opening to be engaged by the splined secondary shaft upon insertion of the secondary shaft through the housing opening to forcibly pivot the flexible sealing lip of the annular seal away from sealing engagement with the primary shaft and thereby permit oil to flow to lubricate the splines between the primary and secondary shafts.

Abstract: A thermally conductive sealing system for the cylinder head joint of an internal combustion engine is disclosed comprising a spacer plate clamped in direct contact between the cylinder head and the cylinder block and a plurality of discrete fluid gaskets disposed across the spacer plate and clamped between the cylinder head and cylinder block. The flange of a cylinder liner is received in a bore of the spacer plate and a combustion gas seal or "fire ring" is clamped in the bore between the cylinder head and the cylinder liner flange. The combustion gas seal includes a malleable sealing ring for sealing between the cylinder head and the cylinder liner and a hardened backing ring for supporting the sealing ring. The plurality of discrete fluid gaskets includes a removable lifter compartment gasket including sealing elements attached across a substrate and a plurality of coolant ferrules for sealing across coolant ports and around cylinder head bolts.

Abstract: A gasket is disclosed for shielding from electromagnetic emissions and interference (EMI) that exhibits excellent characteristics of recovery, bending, and tangential compression over a wide range of frequencies. The gasket comprises a knitted core of monofilament synthetic polymer yarns, and a circular warp knitted sheath over the monofilament knitted core, with the sheath being sufficiently conductive to provide shielding from electromagnetic interference over a wide range of frequencies.

Abstract: A metal gasket assembly for a cylinder head includes a metal substrate having a predetermined shape with apertures including cylinder openings, bolt holes, coolant openings and lubricant openings. The metal substrate is further provided with half-beads in regions adjacent to the cylinder openings and full-beads in regions therearound. Ring-shaped shims are attached to the metal substrate so that they come into contact with the half-beads on a substrate surface where bulges of the full-beads are not situated.

Abstract: A hard film is formed on the outer circumferential surface of a piston ring by means of a physical vapor deposition process. The hard film is a ternary film comprising molybdenum, chromium, and 4 to 22 percent nitrogen by weight, and includes at least molybdenum nitride and chromium nitride. The film has a Vickers hardness of 1400 to 2600, and the crystal grain size of the film is less than 1 .mu.m.

Abstract: A rubbing strip is used in conjunction with the sealing strips of a seal to prevent contact between the sealing strips and a rotating member with which the sealing strips form a seal. The rubbing strip comprises a strip of material which is oriented coaxially with the sealing strips and which has a clearance with respect to the rotating member which is less than the least of the clearances provided by the sealing strips with which it is associated. The material and the cross-sectional shape of the rubbing strip may be selected in accordance with desired wear properties. The rubbing strip may be formed integrally with a sealing ring, or may be formed to be inserted into a complementary receiving recess on a sealing ring.

Abstract: A universal joint boot having a high degree of ability to withstand radial expansion. The boot (10) includes a bellows structure (16) having alternating ridges (26) and valleys (28) interconnected by flank portions (30). The flank portions (30) are curved inwardly of the boot and have a varying wall thickness that increases from the ridges (26) toward the valley (28). The valley portion (28) is defined by a U-shaped annular groove (34) to reduce the wall thickness thereby to improve the flexibility.

Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a bearing bush of a cardan spider of a universal joint of a propeller shaft, in which a bearing journal is mounted on a rolling bearing, said sealing arrangement comprising an armored seal inserted into the bearing bush at a free end thereof and having at least one sealing lip which bears against a surface of the bearing journal under pre-tension, characterized in that the sealing arrangement comprises a seal (1,21) whose armoring (6) assures an axial positional fixing of the seal (1,21) by a positive engagement with an inner surface (8) of the bearing bush (2).

Abstract: A laminated metal gasket used as a cylinder head gasket for an internal combustion engine, disposed between a pair of joint surfaces having at least one hole to be sealed comprising at least one intermediate plate made of a metal plate, and a pair of surface plates made of elastic metal plates, such as steel plates or stainless steel plates, laminated on both sides of the intermediate plate, the intermediate plate and the surface plates each having at least one hole portion corresponding to the hole to be sealed, the intermediate plate being equipped with a folded portion which is made by folding back the inner peripheral edge portion around the hole portion to the joint surface subjected to more significant distortion and deformation during operation among the pair of joint surfaces, and the surface plates each being equipped with a bead surrounding the hole portion outside the folded portion, the bead of the surface plate coming into contact with the joint surface to be subjected to more significant distort