Shaft seal disposed about a rotatable shaft

Details Shaft seal disposed about a rotatable shaft Shaft seal disposed about a rotatable shaft

1989-04-21

1990-07-24

Shoap, Allan N.

Seal for a joint or juncture

Seal between relatively movable parts

Relatively rotatable radially extending sealing face member

277 45, 277 84, 277 961, 277142, 277195, F16J 1516, F16J 1540, F16J 1534

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a segment type seal provided with a seal dam portion and a bearing pad portion, in which a slight difference in level is set in advance between the seal dam portion and the bearing pad portion, and the seal dam portion is brought into contact with a mating element prior to the bearing pad portion to reduce the amount of leakage in the inital stage of operation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2867458 (1959-01-01), Kroekel
patent: 4305592 (1981-12-01), Peterson

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