US4526381A
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Magnetic disc liquid supporting
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-01-31
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Granted: 1985-07-02
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Expires: 2004-01-31
Abstract
Abstract A pair of disc permanent magnets axially magnetized are fastened together in backing magnetic relationship with adjacent end faces of the same magnetic polarity and fastened to a housing. A ring of magnetic fluid around the inside edges of the permanent magnet discs engage a rotatable shaft and coact with the disc to seal the region between the shaft and housing. A bearing comprises a number of cascaded thin discs surrounding a nonmagnetic shaft. Nonmagnetic discs of thickness less than that of each magnetic disc may separate adjacent magnetic discs. Pole pieces of thickness less than that of each magnetic disc may separate adjacent magnetic discs and terminate in opposed pole faces adjacent the shaft defining a gap therebetween of gap width less than the thickness of each permanent magnet disc.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederick D. Ezekiel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 16:49
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/16; F16J15/40; F16J15/43
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus comprising, first and second thin permanent magnet means each characterized by a cross section having a thickness dimension between opposed end faces of the magnet means that is smaller than a height dimension thereof and magnetized along an axis parallel to said thickness dimension for establishing a magnetic field along at least one exposed surface thereof between said end faces which magnetic field is generally parallel to said axis, a closed loop of magnetic fluid along said at least one exposed surface maintained thereat by said magnetic field thereat, one of said end faces being a north magnetic pole and the other being a south magnetic pole, and means for fastening said first and second thin permanent magnet means together along said axis with adjacent contacting end faces being of the same polarity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus comprising, first and second thin permanent magnet means each characterized by a cross section having a thickness dimension between opposed end faces of the magnet means that is smaller than a height dimension thereof and magnetized along an axis parallel to said thickness dimension for establishing a magnetic field along at least one exposed surface thereof between said end faces which magnetic field is generally parallel to said axis, a closed loop of magnetic fluid along said at least one exposed surface maintained thereat by said magnetic field thereat, one of said end faces being a north magnetic pole and the other being a south magnetic pole, and means for fastening said first and second thin permanent magnet means together along said axis with adjacent contacting end faces being of the same polarity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising, means for fastening said first and second thin permanent magnet means to said first member, said closed loop of magnetic fluid being in sealing relationship between said at least one exposed surfaces and said second member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 2 and further comprising a housing, and a shaft rotatable in said housing, the region between said shaft and housing sealed by said magnetic sealing apparatus.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 3 wherein said means for fastening said first and second permanent magnet means together comprises said housing, said first and second thin permanent magnet means being force fit in said housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 3 wherein said means for fastening said first and second thin permanent magnet means together comprises cement means for cementing said first and second thin permanent magnet means to said housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 3 wherein said means for fastening comprises holding means in which said first and second thin permanent magnet means are seated for accommodating said first and second thin magnet means in sealing relationship with said housing, and fastening means for fastening said holder means to said housing in sealing relationship therewith.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 3 wherein said means for fastening said first and second thin permanent magnet means together comprises holding means in said first thin permanent magnet means for accommodating said second thin permanent magnet means, and means for fastening said first thin permanent magnet means to said housing in sealing relationship therewith.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 3 and further comprising, ball bearing means, said first and second thin permanent magnet means being adjacent to said ball bearing means between said housing and said shaft.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 7 wherein said ball bearing means is formed with first and second races fastened to said housing and shaft respectively and formed with holding means for accommodating said first and second thin permanent magnet means, said first and second thin permanent magnet means being seated in said holder means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising at least a third of said thin permanent magnet means, and means for fastening said third of said thin permanent magnet means along said axis adjacent to one of said first and second permanent magnet means with adjacent faces thereof being of opposite magnetic polarity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 9 wherein said shaft is nonmagnetic.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 11 wherein said housing is nonmagnetic.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 12 and further comprising, nonmagnetic spacers between adjacent ones of said thin permanent magnet means, the thickness of each spacer being less than the thickness of each thin permanent magnetic means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
66 words
Magnetic sealing apparatus in accordance with claim 12 wherein said housing is nonmagnetic and further comprising, magnetic members embracing each thin permanent magnet means and defining opposed pole faces near said shaft having a gap less than the thickness of each of said thin permanent magnet means with the thickness of the pole pieces being less than that of each of said thin permanent magnet means.
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