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US4624465A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Pneumatic safety seal joint made of elastomer with internal septum

Assignee: Mersen SA
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Filing: 1985-08-26
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Granted: 1986-11-25
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Expires: 2005-08-26
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Abstract

Abstract A pneumatic safety seal joint, made of elastomer, generally designed to be installed in a slot or groove, this joint having an inflatable internal volume under the pressure of a fluid, and an external seal surface. The joint has an internal volume with maximum internal width l and a maximum internal height H and has an internal sealed septum which divides the internal volume into two chambers, each with a means for pressurization. This internal septum is connected to the lateral walls of the joint such that the respective volumes of the two chambers are in a ratio between 0.9 and 1.1 and when l/H is between 1 and 2, the developed width L of this sealed septum is between 1.1 times and 1.4 times l, when l/H is between 2 and 8, the developed width L is such that 1≦L≦1.21. In case of the puncturing of one chamber the internal septum deforms and comes to press against the wall to be sealed, maintaining the seal. The joint improves the safety of seal devices in the nuclear, aerospace, electronic and medical areas.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jean Rogemont

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 07:32
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/46; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S277/00; Y10S277/914; Y10S277/926

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
A pneumatic safety seal joint made of elastomer, comprising: an external seal wall; a base; and two lateral walls connecting side base and seal wall, thereby defining an internal volume with a maximum internal width l between said two lateral walls and maximum internal height H between said external seal wall and said base; and an internal seal septum which divides said internal volume into two chambers, each said chamber having a means of pressurization, wherein said internal seal septum is connected to said lateral walls such that the respective volumes of the two chambers are in a ratio between 0.9 and 1.1, and wherein: when l/H is between 1 and 2, a developed width L of said sealed septum at rest is between 1.1 times and 1.4 times said internal width l; when 1/H is between 2 and 8, said developed width L is such that: 1≦L≦1.21.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 148 words
A pneumatic safety seal joint made of elastomer, comprising: an external seal wall; a base; and two lateral walls connecting side base and seal wall, thereby defining an internal volume with a maximum internal width l between said two lateral walls and maximum internal height H between said external seal wall and said base; and an internal seal septum which divides said internal volume into two chambers, each said chamber having a means of pressurization, wherein said internal seal septum is connected to said lateral walls such that the respective volumes of the two chambers are in a ratio between 0.9 and 1.1, and wherein: when l/H is between 1 and 2, a developed width L of said sealed septum at rest is between 1.1 times and 1.4 times said internal width l; when 1/H is between 2 and 8, said developed width L is such that: 1≦L≦1.21.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
A seal joint according to claim 1, wherein said internal seal septum has a thickness between 0.6 and 1 times the thickness of a thinnest portion of said lateral walls.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
A seal joint according to claim 2, wherein said internal seal septum has a thickness between 0.7 times and 0.9 times the thickness of a thinnest portion of said lateral walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 49 words
A seal joint according to claim 2, wherein l/H is between 1 and 1.5, wherein said sealed internal septum is connected to said lateral walls at substantially the same height, and wherein said developed width at rest L is between 1.2 times and 1.4 times said internal width l.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 59 words
A seal joint according to claim 2, wherein l/H is between 3 and 5, wherein said developed width at rest L is equal to said internal width l, and wherein said septum is connected to each of said lateral walls at an 80 to 100 degree angle and at approximately the same height for each of said lateral walls.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
A seal joint according to claim 1 including means to detect a perforation in one of said chambers and a means to increase the pressure in an unperforated chamber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
A seal joint according to claim 1 including means for providing substantially equal pressure in both of said chambers.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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