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Seal ring and method of manufacture
Assignee: Parker Intangibles LLC
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Filing: 1980-12-10
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Granted: 1982-05-11
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Expires: 2000-12-10
Abstract
Abstract A sealing ring having a U-shaped shell member and an actuator member formed in situ from liquid elastomer. The shell member has a base portion with two legs extending from the base to form a cavity therebetween which is filled with the liquid elastomer and cured in situ. This integrally formed U-shaped composite ring seal yields a highly reliable seal with minimal dimensional variation problems and is easy and economical to manufacture.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth R. Albertson
- 👤 Ralph E. Peterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 00:32
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/16; F16J15/32; F16J15/328; F16J15/3204; F16J15/3208; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49636; Y10T29/49702; Y10T29/4998; Y10T29/49993
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A U-shaped annular packing member comprising a shell portion and an actuator portion; said shell being an integral one piece member of a deformable incompressible material, said shell having in transverse cross section, a base and two legs extending from said base, said legs terminating at a free end and defining a cavity therebetween; said cavity being substantially filled with liquid elastomer and cured in situ to form said actuator portion thereby providing the packing member with closely controllable dimensions while providing good sealing properties.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A U-shaped annular packing member comprising a shell portion and an actuator portion; said shell being an integral one piece member of a deformable incompressible material, said shell having in transverse cross section, a base and two legs extending from said base, said legs terminating at a free end and defining a cavity therebetween; said cavity being substantially filled with liquid elastomer and cured in situ to form said actuator portion thereby providing the packing member with closely controllable dimensions while providing good sealing properties.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The packing member of claim 1 wherein said shell portion and said actuator portion form an integral bonded packing member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The packing member of claim 1 wherein a trim operation is performed on the member as assembled for dimensional calibration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The packing member of claim 2 wherein said liquid elastomer does not generate moisture or gases during curing.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
81 words
A method of making a U-shaped ring seal comprising the steps of forming a U-shaped shell having in transverse cross section a base, two legs extending from the base and a cavity between the legs; filling the cavity with a liquid material which forms a substantially incompressible elastomer material when cured; curing said material and moving a cutting means along a predetermined path to remove a portion of said legs and said material thereby providing for sealing lips of the seal.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
81 words
A method of making a U-shaped ring seal comprising the steps of forming a U-shaped shell having in transverse cross section a base, two legs extending from the base and a cavity between the legs; filling the cavity with a liquid material which forms a substantially incompressible elastomer material when cured; curing said material and moving a cutting means along a predetermined path to remove a portion of said legs and said material thereby providing for sealing lips of the seal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as set forth in claim 5 which further includes trimming said legs and said material to square off the top of said seal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as set forth in claim 5 wherein said curing forms an integrally bonded shell between said shell and said material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method as set forth in claim 5 wherein said two legs flare outwardly toward their distal end so that the cutting step performed in the finished ring state further provides a calibrating function for the ring seal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as set forth in claim 8 wherein the calibrating function is provided by adjusting angle of cut to provide desired lip seal dimension.
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