# US 11,906,049 B2 · Sealing device

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- Number: US 11,906,049 B2
- Document ID: US11906049B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/604,090
- Filed: 2020-05-13
- Published: 2022-06-30
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2019-06-05
- Assignees: Nok Corporation
- Applicants: Nok Corporation
- Inventors: Manabu Ariizumi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906049B2

## CPC

- F16J 15/164: {the sealing action depending on movements; pressure difference, temperature or presence of leaking fluid}
- F16J 15/3232: having two or more lips
- F16J 15/3204: with at least one lip
- F16J 15/3224: capable of accommodating changes in distances or misalignment between the surfaces, e.g. able to compensate for defaults of eccentricity or angular deviations
- F16J 15/3264: the elements being separable from each other
- F16J 15/3276: with additional static sealing between the sealing, or its casing or support, and the surface on which it is mounted
- F16J 15/328: Manufacturing methods specially adapted for elastic sealings (moulding B29C)
- F16J 15/3284: characterised by their structure; Selection of materials
- F16J: PISTONS {(specially adapted for dampers F16F9/32)}; CYLINDERS; SEALINGS

## Abstract

A sealing device includes: a sealing device main body to be attached to an outer periphery side member; and a slinger to be attached to an inner periphery side member. The sealing device main body includes: an annular reinforcement ring centered on an axis; and an annular elastic body part that is made of an elastic body attached to the reinforcement ring and is centered on the axis. A through hole that passes through a portion between an internal space side surface and an atmosphere side surface of the reinforcement ring is formed in the reinforcement ring, and a positioning part for fixing the position of the reinforcement ring at the time of vulcanization is formed on an internal space side surface of the elastic body part. In the sealing device, the through hole and the positioning part are formed at positions separated in the radial direction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sealing device that seals a gap between: an annular outer periphery side member; and an annular inner periphery side member at least partially surrounded by the outer periphery side member, the outer periphery side member and the inner periphery side member being relatively rotatable to each other with respect to an axis, the sealing device comprising:
a sealing device main body to be attached to the outer periphery side member; and
a slinger to be attached to the inner periphery side member,
wherein
the sealing device main body includes: an annular reinforcement ring centered on the axis; and an annular elastic body part that is made of an elastic body attached to the reinforcement ring and is centered on the axis,
a through hole that passes through a portion between an internal space side surface and an atmosphere side surface of the reinforcement ring is formed in the reinforcement ring,
a positioning part for fixing a position of the reinforcement ring at a time of vulcanization is formed on an internal space side surface of the elastic body part,
the through hole and the positioning part are formed at positions separated in a radial direction, and
wherein the positioning part includes an inner periphery side positioning part that is formed on the inner periphery side with respect to the through hole and an outer periphery side positioning part that is formed on the outer periphery side with respect to the through hole.

### Claim 2

A sealing device configured to seal a gap between an annular outer periphery side member and an annular inner periphery side member, the outer periphery side member and the inner periphery side member being rotatable relative to each other with respect to a longitudinally extending axis, the sealing device comprising:
a sealing device main body to be attached to the outer periphery side member; and
a slinger to be attached to the inner periphery side member,
wherein the sealing device main body is centered on the longitudinally extending axis and includes an annular reinforcement ring and an annular elastic body that is attached to the annular reinforcement ring,
the annular reinforcement ring has a first leg that is attached to the outer periphery side member and extends in a radial direction toward the inner periphery side member and the longitudinally extending axis, a second leg that is attached to the first leg and extends in an axial direction in parallel with the longitudinally extending axis, and a third leg that is attached to the second leg and extends in the radial direction toward the inner periphery side member and the longitudinally extending axis,
a through hole is formed in the third leg that extends in the axial direction,
the elastic body has an internal space side surface and an atmosphere side surface, and a material of the elastic body formed in the through hole connects the internal space side surface and the atmosphere side surface,
a first positioning part and a second positioning part that are each in the form of a groove for fixing a position of the reinforcement ring at a time of vulcanization are formed on the internal space side surface of the elastic body,
the through hole and the first and second positioning parts are formed at positions separated in the radial direction, and
the first positioning part is radially separated from the through hole at a greater distance in comparison to the second positioning part.

### Claim 3

A sealing device that seals a gap between: an annular outer periphery side member; and an annular inner periphery side member at least partially surrounded by the outer periphery side member, the outer periphery side member and the inner periphery side member being relatively rotatable to each other with respect to an axis, the sealing device comprising:
a sealing device main body to be attached to the outer periphery side member; and
a slinger to be attached to the inner periphery side member,
wherein
the sealing device main body includes: an annular reinforcement ring centered on the axis; and an annular elastic body part that is made of an elastic body attached to the reinforcement ring and is centered on the axis,
a through hole that passes through a portion between an internal space side surface and an atmosphere side surface of the reinforcement ring is formed in the reinforcement ring,
a positioning part for fixing a position of the reinforcement ring at a time of vulcanization is formed on an internal space side surface of the elastic body part, and
the through hole and the positioning part are formed at positions separated in a radial direction,
wherein a thickness of the elastic body part formed on an atmosphere side of the reinforcement ring is thicker than a thickness of the elastic body part formed on an internal space side of the reinforcement ring, and
wherein the positioning part includes an inner periphery side positioning part that is formed on the inner periphery side with respect to the through hole and an outer periphery side positioning part that is formed on the outer periphery side with respect to the through hole.