Having Rotation Prevention (i.e., Antirotation) Feature For The Sealing Face Member Patents (Class 277/372)
  • Patent number: 11543033
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a mechanical seal for sealing a fluid flowing outwardly radially from sliding surfaces S where a stationary ring 221 and a rotating ring 211 slide against each other, includes: a bellows 222 interposed between the stationary ring 221 and a stationary wall 226; a case member 223 for holding an outer cylindrical part 222c of the bellows 222 to the stationary ring 221; and a holding member 224 fitted to an inner cylindrical part 222a of the bellows 222, and having an axial length substantially equal to a length fitted to the inner cylindrical part 222a, wherein the bellows 222 has a curved part 222b between the outer cylindrical part 222c and the inner cylindrical part 222a, and the case member 223 is provided with a wall part 223a covering the entire periphery of the radial outer side of the curved part 222b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Masatoshi Itadani, Yuki Sasaki, Keiichi Chiba, Kenji Kiryu, Tetsuzo Okada
  • Patent number: 11473626
    Abstract: A maintenance-free bearing system having self-lubricating features, seals, grooves and slots for use in a cushion hitch assembly for a hitch pull scraper vehicle. An interconnected bearing linkage system having two or more horizontal two-axis combined journal and thrust bearings with self-lubricating liners therein, two or more vertical single-axis sleeve bearings with self-lubricating liners therein and one or more vertical thrust bearing with self-lubricating liners therein, that cooperate with one another to accommodate vertical and horizontal angular movement relative to one another. The vertical thrust bearings incorporate an outer seal assembly and/or an inner seal assembly with a tapered configuration that improves retention of the seal assembly during rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
    Inventors: David Ineson, Philip Smith, Charles E. Condon, III, John H. Cowles, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11371373
    Abstract: A seal housing may comprise an aft flange, an outer diameter (OD) ring and a stopper. The stopper may extend radially inward from a radially inner surface of OD ring. The stopper may be configured to interface with a monobloc carbon seal. The stopper may comprise a circumferential stopping portion and an axial stopping portion. There may be a plurality of the stopper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Sonokawa, Jonathan F. Zimmitti, Nasr A. Shuaib
  • Patent number: 11118684
    Abstract: A retainer device is for a seal assembly for sealing between a shaft rotatable about a central axis and a housing having a bore. The seal assembly includes at least one annular seal disposed within the housing bore and about the shaft and at least one spring for biasing the seal along the axis. The retainer device includes a generally annular body disposeable within the housing bore so as to be spaced axially from the at least one seal. The body is coupleable with the housing such that the body is generally nonrotatable about the central axis and includes at least one retainer lug extending at least generally axially from the body. The lug is engageable with the seal to prevent angular displacement of the seal about the axis. The body has at least one generally radially-extending spring contact surface contactable by an end of the at least one spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: KAYDON RING & SEAL, INC.
    Inventor: Jared Manry
  • Patent number: 10946404
    Abstract: A cleaning and/or filling station (10) of a subassembly for spraying a coating product mounted on a moving arm of a robot having a receiving zone (Z120) for receiving at least one sprayer belonging to the spraying subassembly and a connection device between at least one feed circuit and the sprayer in place in the receiving zone. The connection device has at least one part (131) movable between a retracted position, at a distance from the sprayer, and an active position, where the connection device enables the sprayer to be fed with cleaning product and/or coating product. The station has a flexible membrane (150) firmly attached, on the one hand, to the moveable part (131) and, on the other hand, to a fixed envelope (112) for protecting a portion of the connection device, while this membrane is deformable and suitable for following the displacements of the moveable part (131) between the retracted and active positions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMES KREMLIN
    Inventor: Joseph Tarantini
  • Patent number: 10634250
    Abstract: A non-collapsible flexible sealing membrane (or bellows) for incorporation in a mechanical seal assembly and use in rotary shaft equipment. The sealing membrane includes a substantially radially outward extending first flange portion, which can be urged into an axially shiftable ring by a biasing mechanism. The sealing membrane further includes a substantially axially outboard extending second coaxial portion, substantially radially inward of the balance diameter of the seal. The horizontal portion is advantageously held fixed to a stub sleeve by an annular band. The angle between the vertical portion and the horizontal portion of sealing membrane enables directional control of the forces acting on stub sleeve and primary ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: JOHN CRANE INC.
    Inventors: Darin Rasmussen, Tom Steigerwald, Syed Niamathullah, Dan Kozlowski, James R. Wasser, Michael G. Kalodimos
  • Patent number: 9739285
    Abstract: A seal for use in a centrifugal pump, the pump having a stationary pump casing, a stationary plate and an axially adjustable side liner, is disclosed. The seal includes a base having an inner surface and an outer surface. A band portion extends from the base and a retainer member extends from the band portion. The retainer member is spaced apart from the base and oriented for positioning against a groove formed in the axially adjustable side plate liner of the centrifugal pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Weir Slurry Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy J. Kosmicki, Michael L. Viken
  • Patent number: 9657745
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism (85) for a seal assembly (80) for a pump drive shaft (52) of a pump, the pump shaft (52) mounted for rotation about a rotation axis. The seal assembly (80) comprises a rotating seal (81) mounted for rotation with the drive shaft (52) about the rotation axis and a static seal (84) adjacent the rotating seal (81) and axially moveable relative thereto. The adjustment mechanism (85) comprises an adjustment member (87) which is axially moveable so as to cause axial movement of the static seal (84) relative to the rotating seal (81). The mechanism further includes an actuator (88) and a transmission (93) for transmitting a motive force from the actuator to the adjustment member as a result of activation of the actuator. The transmission (93) is operatively connected to the adjustment member (87) at two spaced apart couplings (98) whereby activation of the actuator causes simultaneous transmission of the motive force to the two spaced apart couplings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Linatex Limited
    Inventor: Gregory Craig Dewsnap
  • Patent number: 9400053
    Abstract: A mechanical seal has a stationary face and rotating assembly adjacent to the stationary face. The rotating assembly includes an upper bellows ring, a lower bellows ring and a runner between the lower bellows ring and the stationary face. A bellows extends between the upper bellows ring and the lower bellows ring. In preferred embodiments, the bellows is constructed from a perfluoroalkoxy polymer and is secured within the upper bellows ring and the lower bellows ring by a selected locking mechanism. The locking mechanism may include the use of crimp rings configured for a press fit engagement within the upper and lower bellows rings. Alternatively, the locking mechanism may employ locking rings configured for threaded engagement with the upper and lower bellows rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas ESP, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Alan Howell, Brian Reeves, Chengbao Wang, Charles Collins
  • Patent number: 9239117
    Abstract: One embodiment of the seal housing for a face seal described herein include a base with a seal element support and a shroud both extending from the base in a common direction. The seal element support and the base define a space for receiving a seal element. The shroud includes a tip having a head portion that tapers toward a neck portion that is reduced in size relative to the head portion. The tip is secured to a stem of the shroud through a set of circumferentially distributed countersunk holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Colin D. Craig, Enzo DiBenedetto, Christopher P. Kmetz, Jonathan Logan Miller, Mark R. Sondeen
  • Patent number: 9194499
    Abstract: One embodiment of the face seal described herein includes a seal seat and a seal element carried by a seal housing. The seal element cooperates with the seal seat to establish a seal. The housing includes a seal element support and a shroud. The shroud includes a stem and a tip, and the tip is an insert secured to the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Colin D. Craig, Enzo DiBenedetto, Christopher P. Kmetz, Jonathan Logan Miller, Mark R. Sondeen
  • Patent number: 8955848
    Abstract: A mechanical seal includes an elastomeric member, a spring biasing device, a longitudinally floating first member, a longitudinally non-floating second member and a longitudinally floating seal face. The elastomeric member is in a sealing engagement with the seal face. The first and second members and the spring biasing device are longitudinally positioned between the seal face and the second member. The first member and the second member are longitudinally restrained and rotationally coupled by at least one substantially male radially protruding portion in one of the members engaging in at least one substantially female portion in the other member of the two members. The first and second members are arranged for a sealing engagement with the seal face in a single seal utilizing the elastomeric member, or with the seal face and an additional seal face in a double seal utilizing an additional elastomeric member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: AES Engineering Ltd.
    Inventor: Alan James Roddis
  • Patent number: 8857819
    Abstract: A cartridge-mechanical seal includes a first recess provided on an end face of a seal cover. A second recess is provided on an outer circumference of a collar. A set plate fixed to the end face of the seal cover. When the set plate is fixed, a projection is inserted in the first recess and in contact with the rotary shaft's side face of the first recess, and an end of the set plate is in contact with the bottom of the second recess, whereby positioning of the seal cover and the collar with respect to a radial direction is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8794634
    Abstract: A seal assembly for sealing a machine with a first chamber and a second chamber is provided. A rotating shaft extends through the first and second chambers, and rotates therein. The seal assembly has a seal housing, a seal ring and a seal pin. The seal housing is positionable in the machine housing. The seal housing has a seal pocket extending into a fluid side thereof, and a housing receptacle extending into an inner diameter thereof at the seal pocket. The seal ring is positionable in the seal pocket of the seal housing for forming a seal therewith. The seal ring has a ring receptacle extending into an outer diameter thereof. The ring receptacle is positionable adjacent to the housing receptacle for defining a pin hole therebetween. The seal pin is loosely positionable in the pin hole whereby movement about the seal ring is accommodated while preventing rotation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Steven A. Wright, Robert L. Fuller
  • Patent number: 8740224
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a turbomachine includes a seal ring rotatable between a first position and a second position and having a plurality of tunnels. Also included is a back ring located adjacent the seal ring and having a plurality of apertures that align with more of the plurality of tunnels of the seal ring when at the second position than at the first position. Further included is a retention piece operably connecting the seal ring and the back ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Xiaoqing Zheng, Nathaniel Carmello Glinbizzi, Rodrigo Rodriguez Erdmenger, Norman Arnold Turnquist
  • Patent number: 8714557
    Abstract: A mechanical face seal housing includes an annular seal-receiving section, a seal force transfer section that extends axially from the annular-seal receiving section, and an annular contact section axially spaced from the seal-receiving section. An annular spring between the contact section and a support wall provides a bias force against the contact section. The contact section transfers the bias force to the seal-receiving section to provide a sealing force between a graphitic carbon ring and a rotatable seal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Miller, Michael George Hilldoerfer
  • Patent number: 8657299
    Abstract: Mounting rings and methods for mounting structures to shafts are provided. The rings and methods may be used to mount other rings or housings to a shaft. The rings are characterized by having flexible inner diameters that can deflect under a radial load. The radial deflection of the inner diameter permits the rings to deflect and engage an outer diameter of a shaft. The engagement of the rings with a shaft provides at least some resistance to movement, for example, rotation and/or axial displacement, of the shaft relative to the ring and structure. In one aspect, the ring has a closed, hollow, construction, for example, a circular, oval, or polygonal closed, hollow construction. The ring may include a plurality of indentations, such as slots, on the inside diameter of the ring that may relieve at least some of the circumferential stress in the ring. Methods for using the rings to mount a structure to a shaft are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventors: John E. Rode, Sean E. Strait
  • Patent number: 8651494
    Abstract: A split mechanical end face seal assembly has a split gland plate assembly, a split mating seal ring assembly, a split primary seal ring assembly and a split biasing assembly. The segmented mating seal ring is axially and radially supported on the segmented mating ring adapter by resilient connector strips as pre-assembled sub-assemblies and the resilient connector strips axially non-rigidly support the mating seal ring within said mating ring adapter assembly. An axially movable primary sealing ring assembly includes a segmented primary seal ring. The biasing assembly is pre-assembled into the gland plate assembly and urges the primary seal ring into sealing relation with the mating seal ring. A method of installation includes resilient axial and radial support of the mating seal ring segments in mating ring adapter segments by the resilient connector strip for installation as a pre-assembled sub-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: John Crane Inc.
    Inventor: David M. Dudek
  • Patent number: 8597007
    Abstract: A pump rotor for a screw pump includes a shaft, a first set of threads disposed on a portion of an outer surface of the shaft, at least one thread of the first set of threads including a groove disposed on an end portion thereof, and a ring seal disposed on the groove such that the ring seal is configured to protrude outwardly from the groove and to rest against an inner surface of a liner of the screw pump, and the groove is sized so as to allow the ring seal to move radially with respect to the plurality of threads as the rotor is deflected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vasanth Srinivasa Kothnur, David Deloyd Anderson
  • Patent number: 8517388
    Abstract: A bellows type mechanical seal is provided that is capable of reducing adverse effects on the bellows. The bellows type mechanical seal includes a first annular member fixed on a rotary shaft, a second annular member resiliently supported by the bellows in a housing axially to the outside of the first annular member, a seal ring having a first end seal face contacting the first annular member and a second end seal face contacting the second annular member, both seal faces being perpendicular to the shaft. A centering member is arranged contacting the inner surface of the seal ring and the inner surface of the second annular member within an annular space formed between both of the inner surfaces and the shaft to keep the sealing ring and the second annular member in alignment with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8448950
    Abstract: A split mechanical seal has split ring fitting holes into which split rings having a rectangular cross-section are fitted. The split ring fitting holes are formed over the entire length in the circumferential direction of the seal between split sealing rings and split flanges. The split rings are mounted in the split ring fitting holes with the phases of the split sealing rings and the split flanges shifted from each other such that one end of each split ring projects from a split contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sato, Hirofumi Okubo
  • Patent number: 8439365
    Abstract: A gas seal for aerospace engines has a stationary seal housing, a rotating seal plate mounted on the engine drive shaft and a carbon ring seal movably supported in the housing with a face which mates with the face of the seal plate to create a gas seal therebetween. A plurality of flexible pins have first ends supported on the housing and second ends slidably connected with the carbon ring seal to permit the latter to shift axially. A plurality of compression springs bias the two seal faces together. The housing has a first twist lock which selectively engages a second twist lock on the carbon ring seal to movably retain the latter in the housing. The second ends of the spring pins resiliently deflect during mutual rotation of the carbon ring seal and the housing to facilitate engagement and disengagement of the first and second twist locks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Kaydon Ring & Seal, Inc.
    Inventors: George P. Haynes, Sanjay K. Baheti
  • Publication number: 20120319355
    Abstract: A mechanical seal includes a seal cartridge and a removal formation. The seal cartridge includes an outer cylindrical surface, an inner cylindrical surface concentric to the outer cylindrical surface, and a ring surface connecting the outer cylindrical surface and the inner cylindrical surface to define an inner cavity interior to the seal cartridge. The removal formation is arranged on the ring surface, and includes a first surface proximate the ring surface, an indentation feature proximate the first surface, and a seal puller feature proximate the indentation feature defining a channel configured to allow application of removal forces to the seal cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael R. Blewett, Roger D. Brekhus
  • Patent number: 8302971
    Abstract: A sealing device for a pump has a sleeve, a rotary collar, a first O-ring, a stationary collar, a mounting bracket, a second O-ring, a mounting collar and a locking pin. The rotary collar, stationary collar, mounting bracket and mounting collar are mounted around the sleeve. The first O-ring is mounted between the sleeve and the rotary collar. The second O-ring is mounted between the mounting bracket and the stationary collar. The locking pin is mounted securely between the mounting bracket and the stationary collar. The O-rings provide multi-sealing functions. The locking pin prevents relative rotation between the mounting bracket and stationary collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Walrus Pump Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Shou-Hsiung Huang
  • Patent number: 8191899
    Abstract: The present invention refers to an apparatus for rotationally fixing a seal ring (4) of a mechanical seal assembly retained at a mounting component (1) to be axially movable, comprising a force transmitting ring (10) retained at the mounting component to be axially movable and a rotation prevention device comprising at least one first engaging member (17) configured to engage with the mounting component and the force transmitting ring in a form-fit manner and at least one second engaging member (18) configured to engage with the force transmitting ring and the seal ring in a form-fit manner, the first engaging member being arranged circumferentially offset with respect to the second engaging member, characterized in that the engaging members (17, 18) protrude axially from the force transmitting ring (10) or the seal ring (4) toward the respectively other component (seal ring or force transmitting ring) and are configured to be received in axial recesses (19, 20) provided in the respectively other component wi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Eagleburgmann Germany GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Peter Droscher, Armin Laxander, Günther Lederer, Petia Philippi, Andreas Schrüfer
  • Patent number: 8181966
    Abstract: A gas seal for aerospace engines has a stationary seal housing, a rotating seal plate mounted on the engine drive shaft and a carbon ring seal movably supported in the housing with a face which mates with the face of the seal plate to create a gas seal therebetween. A plurality of flexible pins have first ends supported on the housing and second ends slidably connected with the carbon ring seal to permit the latter to shift axially. A plurality of compression springs bias the two seal faces together. The housing has a first twist lock which selectively engages a second twist lock on the carbon ring seal to movably retain the latter in the housing. The second ends of the spring pins resiliently deflect during mutual rotation of the carbon ring seal and the housing to facilitate engagement and disengagement of the first and second twist locks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Kaydon Ring & Seal, Inc.
    Inventors: George P. Haynes, Sanjay K. Baheti
  • Patent number: 8128096
    Abstract: A mechanical seal assembly to be used in sterile applications comprises a pair of co-operating seal rings (2, 5), one of which is held rotationally fixed and the other of which is provided to rotate together with a rotating component, wherein one of the seal rings is axially movable and biased by a spring against the other seal ring, a retainer housing (1) at which the rotating seal ring is retained near an axial end thereof, a mounting member (12) which may be mounted rotationally fixed at the rotating member, and a rotatory force transmission device (10) for transmitting a rotatory force between the mounting member and the retainer housing. The rotatory force transmission device (10) comprises a transmitting ring (15) retained in press-fit at the retainer housing (1) near the other axial end thereof, the transmitting ring including at least one protruding engagement member (20) engaging in an aligned recess in the mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: EagleBurgmann Germany GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Svejkovsky, Wolfgang Ries, Peter Kachler
  • Patent number: 7938404
    Abstract: A shaft extending along and rotatable about an axis and a housing surrounding a portion of the shaft are provided with a seal assembly having an inner ring fixed on and rotatable with the shaft and having a pair of axially oppositely directed outer faces and a pair of outer slide rings axially flanking the inner ring and having inner faces axially sealed on the inner-ring outer faces. The outer rings, the housing, and the inner ring form an annular housing compartment surrounding the shaft. A blocking compartment on the housing is separate from the housing compartment. The inner ring is formed with a radially throughgoing passage having an inner end open on the shaft and an outer end open into the housing compartment. The housing is formed with a bore between the housing compartment and blocking compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Wilo AG
    Inventors: Klaus Hagen, Volker Netsch, Bernd Huster
  • Patent number: 7878509
    Abstract: A mechanical seal has a seal cover attached to an outer surface of a device body, a fitting surface through which a shaft is insertable, and defines a space further away from a machine than the fitting surface. A quenching path penetrates the space and supplies quenching fluid therein. A first seal ring has a movement surface fitted to the fitting surface and a seal surface inward of the space section. A second seal ring has a relative slide seal surface in tight contact with the seal surface of the first seal ring and a seal surface that faces a restriction surface. A seal collar holds the second seal ring in a sealed state and is sealingly fixed to the shaft. A packing is in tight contact with the seal surface of the second seal ring and the restriction surface to prevent quenching fluid from leaking out of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7870654
    Abstract: A primary technical goal of a mechanical seal device of the present invention is to decrease assembly cost thereof as well as machining cost thereof and to prevent wear of seal surfaces by preventing occurrence of squealing noises of the seal surfaces. The mechanical seal device comprises a first seal ring which is one of a pair of seal rings and disposes an engagement portion at the outer circumferential surface, a retainer ring which has a first support portion supporting an inner diameter surface of the first seal ring and a second support portion engaging the engagement portion and is fixed with either a seal housing or a shaft, and a gasket which joins the retainer ring and the first seal ring in a sealing manner, wherein an engagement clearance (C) formed in a rotational direction between the engagement portion and the second support portion is within 0.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Kametaka, Kenji Kiryu
  • Patent number: 7815194
    Abstract: A mechanical seal 4 includes a rotary sealing ring 8 which is fixed to a rotary shaft body 2 and a stationary sealing ring 9 which is movably held to a tubular case body 1 in an axial direction thereof, and seals a space between inner and outer peripheral areas 5 and 18 of a relative rotation portion by means of the relative rotation of opposite end faces 21 and 27 of both sealing rings 8 and 9. A drive pin 24a which is engaged with a recessed portion 23 formed in an outer periphery of the stationary sealing ring 9 is fixedly supported to the case body 1 at both sides of a place engaging with the recessed portion 23 so as to prevent the stationary sealing ring 9 from rotating relatively to the case body 1. The drive pin 24a is made of a metal or plastic material according to the conditions of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20100038861
    Abstract: A shaft sealing device includes a Gland having a flange with an axial hole, a coolant inlet, and a coolant outlet. A shaft sleeve is extended through the axial hole and mounted around a rotary shaft. A plurality of flexible elements extend through a plurality of through-holes in a retainer and each include two ends respectively presaging against two friction ring assemblies, allowing joint rotation of the shaft sleeve and the rotary shaft. The retainer further includes a first tangent groove having an inner end in communication with the axial hole and an outer end in communication with the coolant inlet. The retainer further includes a second tangent groove having an inner end in communication with the axial hole and an outer end in communication with the coolant outlet. Each of the first and second tangent grooves has a width decreasing from the inner end toward the outer end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Cheng-Shiou Huang
  • Patent number: 7651100
    Abstract: An improvement in a seal assembly for sealing with a rotatable component extending within the seal assembly and defining a longitudinal axis of rotation, the seal assembly being of a type including a seal element retained by a seal housing, where one of the seal element and the seal housing is constructed from a compressible material, where the seal element includes a seal engagement surface and where the seal housing includes a housing engagement surface. The improvement includes one of the seal engagement surface and the housing engagement surface being comprised of the compressible material and the other being oriented in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of rotation of the component extending within the seal assembly and defining a depression for providing an isolated gap between the seal engagement surface and the housing engagement surface for receiving the compressible material to restrain movement of the seal element relative to the seal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward James Cargill
  • Patent number: 7427071
    Abstract: A divided driver device (5) for a mechanical face seal for non-rotatable assembly on a rotary component and for the transmission of a torque to a seal ring (2) held in non-rotatable manner on the driver device. The driver device (5) is divided in at least a single radial plane so as to form sections in the form of segments of a circle that are adapted to be clamped together to form a ring shape and furthermore, it is axially sub-divided into a divided retaining ring (14) for retaining the seal ring (2) and a divided mounting ring (16) for non-rotatable mounting to the rotary component. The rings (14, 16) are coupled together for rotation in common, as indicted by (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Burgmann Industries GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Giggenbacher, Günther Lederer, Dieter Pfeil, Michael Riedl, Jörg Thelke
  • Patent number: 7322579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to seals and, in particular, to a seal that retains lubrication between the interface of a spline shaft and a sleeve shaft, which move relative to each other. The seal body has a flexible body with an axis and alternating projections and recesses aligned with the axis. A wiper element on at least one of the rows of projections and alternating recesses includes a tapered surface extending away from the axis, and an engagement face substantially perpendicular to the axis and adjoining the tapered surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Automotive Components Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: William M. Riley
  • Patent number: 7311307
    Abstract: A seal seat assembly utilizes a positive mechanical drive between a seal seat and the bore of a pump component, which in turn is mounted to and driven by the shaft by means of a positive mechanical engagement therebetween. The grommet accommodates the positive mechanical drive between the seal seat and the pump component. The seal assembly enables a robust, easily assembled three-component sub-assembly of the seal seat, grommet and pump component that can be handled as a single unit, and which easily installs onto, seals with, and becomes rotationally locked to a shaft. The positive engagement features, retaining features and static sealing features are axially aligned to provide an axially-compact seal assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Freudenberg-Nok General Partnership
    Inventor: John C Dahlheimer
  • Patent number: 7204490
    Abstract: A shaft-sealing device includes a shaft tube, a retaining ring member, a rotary ring member, a resilient ring member and a sealing ring member. The shaft tube provides with an annular end flange and engaging notches thereon. The rotary ring member also provides with engaging recessions. Correspondingly, the retaining ring member provides with engaging teeth. In assembling, the resilient ring member is retained between the annular end flange of the shaft tube and the retaining ring member by the engaging teeth engaging with the engaging notches. The sealing ring member is disposed between the retaining ring member and the rotary ring member by the engaging teeth engaging with the engaging recessions. Consequently, the resilient ring member, the retaining ring member, the sealing ring member and the rotary ring member are successively mounted on the shaft tube in a longitudinal direction to constitute an inner modular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Scenic Precise Element Inc.
    Inventor: Cheng-Shiou Huang
  • Patent number: 7125019
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single seal, and more specifically to a seal for a rotary shaft extending through a wall, e.g. that of a pump housing. The single seal exhibits one single sealing location between a stationary and a rotating sealing ring. The seal is attached by means of a flange (12) on to the wall in order to seal off a chamber inside the wall against the shaft (22) and towards the exterior. According to the invention, the sealing rings (1, 2) are biased against each other by means of an axially movable member (5) extending through the wall in order to increase the contact between the sealing rings (1, 2). The resilient member may be a slitted sleeve (5) or a coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Huhnseal AB
    Inventor: Göran Anderberg
  • Patent number: 6994351
    Abstract: A sealing method and apparatus is provided for sealing between a rotating shaft and a fixed housing such as found in scraped surface heat exchangers. The sealing apparatus and method includes a sealed cartridge where a gland and a trapped seal ring can be releaseably assembled so that in a fully assembled configuration the gland and the trapped seal ring rotate together and are rotationally connected by a ball trapped between an indentation in the gland and an indentation in the trapped seal ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventor: Drew Van Norman
  • Patent number: 6935632
    Abstract: A spacing mechanism is provided for locating at least one rotatable component relative to a stationary component of a mechanical seal. The spacing mechanism is configured to automatically disengage from the rotatable seal component, and/or its associated hardware, upon rotation of the rotatable seal component. The spacing mechanism may be configured to axially and/or radially locate one or more rotatable components relative to one or more stationary components and may be configured to automatically disengage from the rotatable seal component by the rotation of the rotatable seal component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: A. W. Chesterton Company
    Inventors: Henri V. Azibert, Wayne E. Spritz
  • Patent number: 6935633
    Abstract: A shaft sealing device includes a shaft tube, a main body, a fixed sealing ring, a positioning ring and a retaining ring. The shaft tube is provided with an outer flange and a rotary ring mounted thereto. The main body has an axial hole for supporting the shaft tube which is rotatably extended therethrough. The fixed sealing ring and the retaining ring are inserted in the axial hole of the main body while the positioning ring being mounted in the axial hole. The fixed sealing ring, the retaining ring and the positioning ring are disposed on the shaft tube in loose fit manner to allow for rotation. The fixed sealing ring has a first side to abut against the rotary ring, and a second side to connect to the retaining ring. The positioning ring is provided with elastic members adapted to bias the retaining ring against the fixed sealing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Scenic Precise Element Inc.
    Inventor: Cheng-Shiou Huang
  • Patent number: 6884022
    Abstract: An improved diesel engine water pump includes three main features that aid in extending the maintenance-free life of the pump. The impeller shaft is carried by tapered roller shaft support bearings of which the impeller bearing has a floating outer race that is urged axially by a preload spring to provide a prescribed axial preload that maintains concentricity of the shaft with the axis and prolongs bearing life. An improved oil seal combines an oil slinger, a stationary deflector and a lip oil seal with a return passage to the engine to more effectively limit oil leakage from the pump. An improved water seal includes pressurized water jets fed from the pump volute that flush wear particles from the water seal surface and increase water seal life. Further details of these features are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Randal K. Albright, Thomas J. Kane, John R. Zagone, Werner C. Duerr
  • Patent number: 6712366
    Abstract: An improvement in a seal assembly of the type including a seal element retained by a seal housing, where one of the seal element and the seal housing is constructed from a compressible material, where the seal element includes a seal engagement surface and where the seal housing includes a housing engagement surface. The improvement includes at least one of the seal engagement surface and the housing engagement surface defining a depression for providing an isolated gap between the seal engagement surface and the housing engagement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward James Cargill
  • Patent number: 6679678
    Abstract: One or more stator seal assemblies are mounted in the housing of a rotating machine such as, for example, an air turbine starter for a gas turbine engine, and surround a rotating shaft. The seal assemblies each include a seal case and a seal. The seal has a face that engages an axial face of a face seal rotor to form a seal. One or more anti-rotation tabs in the seal case engage anti-rotation notches formed in the peripheral surface of the seal. The anti-rotation notches each include substantially arcuate sections formed in notch end surfaces. The arcuate sections increase the amount of wear in the notches that can be tolerated before a potential seal lock-up, thus increasing seal assembly lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Giesler, Kellan Geck
  • Patent number: 6568686
    Abstract: A mechanical rotary seal that produces a positive drive force so that all components of the seal rotate in unison upon a rotating shaft. The mechanical rotating seal effects a tight fluid seal between a submersible pump housing and a rotating shaft when the mechanical rotary seal is engaged with a stationary seal or element within the submersible pump housing. The mechanical rotary seal comprises a seal housing, a retainer having a seal face for engaging with the stationery seal and a coil spring between the seal housing and the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Am-Metric Seal, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith Hadley
  • Patent number: 6550779
    Abstract: A split seal component including a seal face comprising two seal face segments rigidly mounted in two holder halves and methods of assembly and installation. The seal face segments may each have a nose that is held snugly by each holder half and is supported axially. Aligning pins received in aligning holes of the holder halves may be used to align the face segments. A fixture may be used to axially align the seal segments. A split o-ring and inner axial wall may be included that position the seal face concentrically with a shaft. Each holder half may have an integral band that clamps and also positions the face segments concentrically with the shaft. The walls of the holder halves may be stress-relieved proximate the junctions of the holder halves. A kit is provided for a rotary seal component with a rigidly mounted seal face. Another seal component includes a seal face comprising two seal face segments resiliently mounted in two holder halves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Northeast Equipment, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl C. Bjornson
  • Patent number: 6460858
    Abstract: The compression ring 21 is mounted on the seal ring 20 at the end thereof. The compression ring 21 has the outer circumference projections 30 that are fixed in the groove 40 extending in the axial direction at the inner surface of the flange 22 . With this construction, the compression ring 21 can move in the axial direction and is stopped in the rotational direction. The compression ring 21 is pressed by the springs 23. Thus the compression ring 21 works as a stopper to stop the rotation of the seal ring 20 and as a spring receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Tanken Seal Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Munenari Kitajima, Masayuki Toyoshima, Hiroshi Oka
  • Patent number: 6443459
    Abstract: Sealing arrangement between relatively rotatable components that includes a first component having a cylindrical circumferential surface on one of an interior and exterior circumference, and a second component having a ring groove open toward the circumferential surface. A ring-shaped carrier is arranged to be displaceable in the ring groove, a centering rod is arranged to guide the ring-shaped carrier on the circumferential surface, and a radial lip seal is arranged to rest against the circumferential surface in an elastic manner. An axial seal is arranged to rest against a side wall of the ring groove, and an anti-twisting device is coupled to the ring-shaped carrier and arranged to enable a limited range of motion in all directions of a radial plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignees: Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH, Furon Seals N.V.
    Inventors: Francis Lebeau, Reinhard Wenzel
  • Patent number: 6428012
    Abstract: A compact floating seal system for sealing a rotating shaft within a structure. The floating seal system has a cylindrical outer seal housing positioned within the structure with a cylindrical internal recessed region formed in the outer seal housing and a retaining flange extending into the internal recessed region. An axial retaining means axially retains the outer seal housing against the structure, and an outer torque member prevents rotation of the outer seal housing with respect to the structure. An inner seal housing is retained within the internal recessed region and abuts the retaining flange for preventing axial movement of the housing. The inner seal housing has a shaft aperture therethrough. First and second sealing member retaining grooves formed within the shaft aperture retain O-rings. A lubricant recess is formed within the shaft aperture between the grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Antonio M. Amaral, Stanley J. Olson, Anthony N. Corvelli
  • Publication number: 20020060431
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a mechanical seal that can achieve its miniaturization and easy attachment work. The mechanical seal comprises a fixed ring 722, a rotating ring 741, and a shaft sleeve 73. The fixed ring 722 is connected in a sealed state to the housing 50. The rotating ring 741 has a slide part and an engaging part 741a. The slide part faces and slidably contacts with the fixed ring 722. The engaging part 741a is provided for adapting drivingly to engage in a concave-convex manner. The shaft sleeve 73 has a stop part 73c adapted drivingly to engage with the engaging part 741a without relative rotation, and fitted and stopped to the rotating shaft 60 in the sealed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventor: Hidekazu Takahashi