Eccentric Or Variable Thickness Component Ring Patents (Class 277/490)
  • Patent number: 9435336
    Abstract: The sealing device (1) for a piston (2) of which the fixed skirt (5) moves in a cylinder (8) includes a sliding skirt (6) traversed axially by a pressure transmission channel (10) and connected to the fixed skirt (5) by a mechanical inter-skirt connection (7) whilst an extensible continuous segment (9) is interposed in a sealed manner between the skirts (5, 6) and can come into contact with the cylinder (8) when its internal cylindrical segment face (12) is subjected to the pressure of a fluid (36) via the pressure transmission channel (10), a sliding skirt spring (16) tending to bring the skirts (5, 6) closer and to axially compress the extensible continuous segment (9) between the skirts (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventor: Vianney Rabhi
  • Patent number: 8985588
    Abstract: The seal arrangement (1) for piston compressors comprises a deformable ring support (2) and a first and a second endless sealing ring (3a, 3b), wherein the ring support (2) has a longitudinal axis (L) which extends perpendicularly with respect to its circumferential direction, and wherein the ring support (2) has a gap (2i) with play in its circumferential direction, and wherein each sealing ring (3a, 3b) has a longitudinal axis (3c, 3d) which extends perpendicularly with respect to its circumferential direction, and wherein the sealing rings (3a, 3b) are arranged in such a way that the ring support (2) encloses them from the outside, and wherein the two sealing rings (3a, 3b) are arranged next to one another in the direction of extent of the longitudinal axis (L), and wherein the ring support (2) and the sealing rings (3a, 3b) are designed to be adapted to one another in such a way that the first sealing ring (3a) bears on one side against a first side wall (2d) of the ring support (2) and forms a first gap
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Burckhardt Compression AG
    Inventor: Norbert Feistel
  • Patent number: 8807571
    Abstract: A seal assembly for a reciprocating piston system is provided that compensates for uneven wear rates between the ring components of the seal assembly by initially sizing a portion of the width of the sealing ring larger than the width of the annular recess in the cover ring, this portion at least partially overlapping the gap in the cover ring but not the gap in the sealing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: David Jonathan Chalk, Larry Thomas Stein
  • Patent number: 7559555
    Abstract: The present invention provides a seal ring which can be prevented from being broken by an expansion and a shock applied thereto when the seal ring is fitted on a rotary shaft and does not have a configurative disadvantage such as a burr. Therefore no post-processing is required. The present invention also provides materials of the seal ring and a method of manufacturing the seal ring. The seal ring is made of resin and having two abutments confronting each other and a gate mark formed in an injection molding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichirou Shimazu, Keitarou Emura, Masaki Egami
  • Patent number: 7494129
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piston ring comprising a slit forming a joint, a bearing surface, an inner peripheral surface, and upper and lower flanks extending thereinbetween. An inconstant cross-sectional interruption is provided in the region of the inner peripheral surface and, seen from the peripheral direction, is larger in the region of the joint than in the region which diametrically opposes the joint. The wall thickness of the inventive piston ring varies in the peripheral direction and is smaller in the region of the joint than in the region which diametrically opposes the joint. The relation between the wall thickness and the cross-sectional interruption is always such that the piston ring has a constant torsional angle, seen over the periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Federal Mogul Burscheid GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Breuer, Richard Mittler
  • Patent number: 6845681
    Abstract: A front end of a starter motor housing is sealed by a resilient seal member disposed between a bearing and a front end wall of the housing. A shaft carrying a pinion at its front end is rotatably and slidably supported by the bearing in an over hang fashion. The seal member is a cup-shaped ring having a circular outer wall, a bottom wall and a center hole. A sealing lip slidably contacting the rotating shaft is formed around the center hole. The circular outer wall of the seal member is tightly and hermetically held between an outer ring of the bearing and front end wall of the housing, so that the seal member is not displaced in the axial direction. The bottom wall is S-shaped forming a depressed portion facing the bearing to provide more space for retaining lubricant therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Murata, Shinji Usami
  • Patent number: 6631908
    Abstract: A compression piston ring includes a ring gap defined by facing first and second end faces; a ring back situated diametrically opposite the ring gap; first and fourth quadrants extending from opposite sides of the ring gap and second and third quadrants extending from opposite sides of the ring back to the respective first and fourth quadrants. The first end face is situated in the first quadrant and the second end face is situated in the fourth quadrant. The wall thickness of the compression piston ring is reduced exclusively in the first and fourth quadrants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul Burscheid GbmH
    Inventors: Richard Mittler, Mario Solia
  • Patent number: 6419234
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Inventor: Xiuming Yu
  • Patent number: 6367808
    Abstract: A sealing ring, in particular for a piston rod with a circular cross-section, which has a height in the axial direction as well as a surface oriented towards a sliding surface, with the surface being executed to extend cylindrically over a part of the height in order to form a sealing surface and being executed to become wider along a further part. The sealing ring has a high sealing action in the axial direction so that a majority of the gas flows out between the piston rod and the sealing surface so that a gas storage arises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Sulzer-Burckhardt AG
    Inventor: Norbert Feistel
  • Patent number: 6322080
    Abstract: Sealing arrangement for a piston rod with a circular cross-section, comprising a one-piece sealing ring with a parting joint and compensation clearance as well as a cover ring surrounding the sealing ring in the peripheral direction, with the sealing ring having a section which extends in the peripheral direction of the sealing ring at at one end and forms an overlapping ring joint together with the other end of the sealing ring, and with the sealing ring having a radial wall thickness decreasing towards the parting joint. This arrangement has an excellent sealing action in a direction axial to the arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Sulzer-Burckhardt AG
    Inventor: Norbert Feistel
  • Patent number: 6045135
    Abstract: A sealing ring disk for a seal at a piston rod with a circular cross-section. The sealing ring disk includes a ring-shaped seal part with a sector-like cut-out as well as a closure part having a main part matched to the cut-out in such a manner that the main part extending in the peripheral direction of the seal part can be inserted into the cut-out in order to assemble the two parts into a single sealing ring disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Sulzer-Burkhardt AG
    Inventor: Norbert Feistel