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Mechanical seals
Assignee: Flexibox Ltd
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Filing: 1985-05-16
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Granted: 1987-04-21
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Expires: 2005-05-16
Abstract
Abstract In a mechanical seal, a seal face member is compressed by a shrink fitted squeeze ring onto a spigot of a carrier forming one of two seal elements. This arrangement reduces distortion of the seal face and shrouds the seal member from attack by a fluid product in the space. Distortion of the seal face is further discouraged by also shrink fitting the squeeze ring onto the carrier. The squeeze ring circumferentially abuts the face seal member and either radially or circumferentially abuts the carrier to provide structural stability and to shroud the face seal member on three sides leaving only the seal face exposed. The squeeze ring can be arranged internally of the seal face member with the spigot on the carrier arranged externally. In either event the seal face member, usually constructed from carbon is held under radial compression for increased strength.
Inventors
- 👤 Neil M. Wallace
- 👤 Jacobus A. M. ten Houte de Lange
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 08:36
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/16; F16J15/34; F16J15/3464; F16J15/3468
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A mechanical seal for use in sealing a rotary shaft exiting a housing containing fluid to be sealed in the housing, the mechanical seal comprising: a. a stationary seal element adapted to be sealed in the housing; b. a rotary seal element adapted to be sealed to the shaft; c. the stationary and rotary seal elements each having an annular seal face adapted to surround the shaft; d. means urging the rotary and stationary seal elements toward each other to form a running seal between the annular seal faces; and e. one of the seal elements including: i. a portion near an axial end of the seal element defining a carrier; ii. a spigot on the carrier and axially thereof closer to said end; iii. a seal face member defining said annular seal face on the one seal element, said seal face member being adjacent the spigot in circumferential abutment with the spigot and axial abutment with the carrier along a radial surface, said seal face member on the one seal element forming said running seal with the other seal element; and iv. a squeeze ring shrink fitted onto the face seal member and the carrier circumferentially to abut both the face seal member and the carrier and axially to enclose the seal face member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A mechanical seal for use in sealing a rotary shaft exiting a housing containing fluid to be sealed in the housing, the mechanical seal comprising: a. a stationary seal element adapted to be sealed in the housing; b. a rotary seal element adapted to be sealed to the shaft; c. the stationary and rotary seal elements each having an annular seal face adapted to surround the shaft; d. means urging the rotary and stationary seal elements toward each other to form a running seal between the annular seal faces; and e. one of the seal elements including: i. a portion near an axial end of the seal element defining a carrier; ii. a spigot on the carrier and axially thereof closer to said end; iii. a seal face member defining said annular seal face on the one seal element, said seal face member being adjacent the spigot in circumferential abutment with the spigot and axial abutment with the carrier along a radial surface, said seal face member on the one seal element forming said running seal with the other seal element; and iv. a squeeze ring shrink fitted onto the face seal member and the carrier circumferentially to abut both the face seal member and the carrier and axially to enclose the seal face member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A mechanical seal according to claim 1 in which the squeeze ring comprises two axially spaced thickened portions separated by a relatively thin bridge, one of the thickened portions circumferentially abutting the seal face member and the other thickened portion circumferentially abutting the carrier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A mechanical seal according to claim 1 in which the dimensions of the seal face member, the carrier and the squeeze ring are such that the seal face member is under radial compression when assembled.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A mechanical seal according to claim 1 in which the seal face member is constructed from a material having a thermal expansion coefficient substantially less than that of the materials of the carrier and/or squeeze ring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A mechanical seal according to claim 4 in which the seal face member is constructed from carbon or carbon based material.
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