Abstract: A fluid sealed shaft seal has a radial sealing gap formed between radial surfaces of a first seal ring rotating with a shaft, and a second stationary seal ring biased toward the first ring and connected over a packing element to a housing. The stationary seal ring carries at least one sealing fluid supply bore and at least one sealing fluid discharge bore for supplying and discharging sealing fluid to and from the gap, to maintain a gap width. Spiral grooves are provided radially outwardly or radially inwardly of the supply and discharge bores for supplying an auxiliary sealing fluid to establish a high pressure annular area to prevent escape of the sealing fluid from the gap.

Abstract: In a shaft seal having a radial plane seal ring gap and comprising a seal ring rotating with a shaft, and a non-rotating seal ring mounted on a housing of the seal through an element which is elastically yielding in every direction and serves as a packing at the same time, the sealing fluid flows into the sealing gap through supply bores and through associated distributing pockets which are provided in the non-rotating seal ring and/or at the outer or inner circumference of the rotating seal ring. Sensors for measuring the sealing gap are provided in the non-rotating seal ring on the gap side. By means of the measured values, electromagnets disposed in the seal housing to face each other and cooperating with opposite magnetizable bodies provided in the non-rotating seal ring, are electronically controlled to maintain a predetermined constant small width of the seal gap.

Abstract: A seal device for a shaft rotating with respect to a housing comprises a rotating seal ring having opposite radial side surfaces and a circumferential end surface. The rotating seal ring is connected for co-rotation with the shaft. A non-rotating seal ring is non-rotatably connected to the housing over a yielding packing element and surrounds at least a portion of the rotating seal ring to define axial plane sealing gaps and an annular circumferential gap. Sealing fluid is pumped to each gap over bores communicating with the radial plane gaps. An electromagnet is connected to the housing and attracts or repels magnetic material in a radially extending portion of the non-rotating seal ring for regulating the width of each radial plane gap. Electromagnet is connected over a control unit to a sensor for sensing each gap, to maintain a selected gap width for each gap by regulating the activation of the electromagnet. The non-rotating seal ring is also slidable within a smooth sleeve connected to the housing.

Abstract: A cover belt conveyor in which each of two conveyor belts have lateral corrugated edges or waved ridges of a substantially common height. The conveyor belts are mutually supported on the heads of the waved ridges to form a large conveying space therebetween. By the provision of interengaging profile knobs at the waved ridges which interengage like meshing teeth, engagement of the conveyor belts is maintained without the need for drums or rollers pressing the two belts against each other.

Abstract: A cover belt conveyor including a carrier belt and a cover belt entrained over respective return drums and having proximal runs defining a conveyor path therebetween. The belts have closure strips with a periodic wave form defining wave ridges thereon and profile knobs arranged in longitudinal rows which contact one another to aid in maintaining the closure strips of one belt in a desired relation to the closure strips of the other belt during movement of the belts along the conveyor path.