Sealing bellows and sealing arrangement comprising the sealing bellows
AssigneeCarl Freudenberg KG
InventorsRainer Knorr, Tatsuro Hosen
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Abstract
A sealing bellows made of an elastomeric material includes: a first end face; a second end face; and a casing having a central axis, the casing being arranged in an axial direction between the first and second end faces, the casing including at least one torsion-compensating element for absorbing torsional movements introduced into the sealing bellows substantially without torsional stress. The first end face includes a first static seal and the second end face includes a second static seal. The sealing bellows is made of a TPE material.
Claims7
A sealing bellows made of an elastomeric material, comprising:
- a first end face;
- a second end face;
- and
- a casing having a central axis, the casing being arranged in an axial direction between the first and second end faces, the casing comprising at least one torsion-compensating element configured to absorb torsional movements introduced into the sealing bellows substantially without torsional stress,
- wherein the first end face comprises a first static seal and the second end face comprises a second static seal,
- wherein the sealing bellows comprises a TPE material,
- wherein the torsion-compensating element comprises an origami structure having folding elements which are connected to one another in a relatively movable manner by bends,
- wherein the folding elements are movable relative to one another when torsional movements are introduced into the sealing bellows in a circumferential direction of the casing,
- wherein the origami structure comprises three-dimensional basic shapes with the folding elements,
- wherein each basic shape comprises a concave hexagonal pyramid, an apex of which is disposed in a direction of the central axis of the sealing bellows, and
- wherein the basic shapes are arranged on an imaginary first radial plane of the casing and adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction.
A sealing bellows made of an elastomeric material, comprising:
- a first end face;
- a second end face;
- and
- a casing having a central axis, the casing being arranged in an axial direction between the first and second end faces, the casing comprising at least one torsion-compensating element configured to absorb torsional movements introduced into the sealing bellows substantially without torsional stress,
- wherein the first end face comprises a first static seal and the second end face comprises a second static seal,
- wherein the sealing bellows comprises a TPE material,
- wherein the torsion-compensating element comprises an origami structure having folding elements which are connected to one another in a relatively movable manner by bends,
- wherein the folding elements are movable relative to one another when torsional movements are introduced into the sealing bellows in a circumferential direction of the casing,
- wherein the origami structure comprises three-dimensional basic shapes with the folding elements,
- wherein each basic shape comprises a concave hexagonal pyramid, an apex of which is disposed in a direction of the central axis of the sealing bellows,
- wherein the basic shapes are arranged on an imaginary first radial plane of the casing and adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction,
- wherein an imaginary second radial plane of the casing is arranged axially adjacent to the imaginary first radial plane of the casing, in which further three-dimensional basic shapes are arranged adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction, and
- wherein the basic shapes in the first and the second imaginary radial planes are each arranged offset relative to one another, seen in the circumferential direction, by half a basic shape.
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