# US 10,871,231 B2 · Sealing device

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- Number: US 10,871,231 B2
- Document ID: US10871231B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/691,983
- Filed: 2017-08-31
- Published: 2018-05-03
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2016-09-01
- Assignees: Nok Corporation
- Applicants: Nok Corporation
- Inventors: Naoyuki Honma
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10871231B2

## CPC

- F16J 15/3244: with hydrodynamic pumping action
- F16J 15/3204: with at least one lip
- F16J 15/3276: with additional static sealing between the sealing, or its casing or support, and the surface on which it is mounted
- F16J: PISTONS {(specially adapted for dampers F16F9/32)}; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS

## Abstract

A sealing device 1 is provided with, on an atmospheric side A inclined surface 24 of a seal lip, a forward direction screw 26 which extends in a direction of forming an angle of attack with respect to a direction Z of forward rotation of a rotation shaft 2 and exerts pumping action with respect to sealing target fluid during the forward rotation of the rotation shaft 2, and a reverse direction screw 27 which extends in a direction of forming an angle of attack with respect to a direction of reverse rotation of the rotation shaft 2 and exerts pumping action with respect to the sealing target fluid during the reverse rotation of the rotation shaft 2, in which a droplet prevention screw 29 for the sealing target fluid is provided on the reverse direction screw 27 side of the inclined surface 24 so as to be positioned in a region for forming the angle of attack.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sealing device provided with, on an atmospheric side inclined surface of a seal lip, a forward direction screw which extends in a direction of forming an angle of attack with respect to a direction of forward rotation of a rotation shaft and exerts pumping action with respect to sealing target fluid during the forward rotation of the rotation shaft, and a reverse direction screw which extends in a direction of forming an angle of attack with respect to a direction of reverse rotation of the rotation shaft and exerts pumping action with respect to the sealing target fluid during the reverse rotation of the rotation shaft,
wherein a droplet prevention screw for the sealing target fluid is provided on the reverse direction screw side of the atmospheric side inclined surface and extending directly from the forward direction screw and to a ridge portion of the seal lip so as to be positioned in a region for forming the angle of attack.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The sealing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the droplet prevention screw is also provided on the forward direction screw side.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The sealing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the droplet prevention screw is provided to extend in a direction of forming an angle of attack with respect to a direction of rotation of the rotation shaft.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The sealing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the forward direction screw and the reverse direction screw respectively include a parallel screw which extends in a direction of being separated from a tip end ridge portion of the seal lip with the tip end ridge portion as origin, and a ship's bottom-shaped screw or a taper screw which extends in a direction of being further separated therefrom through a connection portion of a tip end of the parallel screw in an extending direction.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The sealing device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the droplet prevention screw is provided throughout an area between the connection portion and the tip end ridge portion.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The sealing device as claimed in claim 4, wherein a height h1 from a lower end to an upper end of the droplet prevention screw and a height h2 from a lower end to an upper end of the parallel screw are set to be h1<h2.