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US 12,196,322 B1Granted
Gland seal assembly
AssigneeSealing Equipment Products Co.
InventorChuck Tanner
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Abstract
A gland seal assembly including a stuffing box and packing positioned within the stuffing box. A gas seal assembly is mounted adjacent the stuffing box, the gas seal assembly including a gas inlet port and a gas outlet port interconnected by one or more passageways. A gland follower is positioned partially within the gas seal assembly and in adjustable engagement with the packing. The gas seal assembly further includes gas dispersal device receiving gas from the gas inlet port and directing gas into a shaft aperture formed through the gas seal assembly.
Claims19
A gland seal assembly comprising:
- (a) a stuffing box;
- (b) a packing positioned within the stuffing box;
- (c) a gas seal assembly mounted adjacent the stuffing box, the gas seal assembly comprising a plurality of plates retained together and including a shaft aperture extending through the plates, wherein the gas seal assembly includes a gas inlet port and a gas outlet port interconnected by one or more gas passageways;
- (d) a gland follower positioned partially within the gas seal assembly and in adjustable engagement with the packing;
- (e) wherein the gas seal assembly further includes gas dispersal device communicating with the one or more gas passageways and directing gas around a perimeter of the shaft aperture formed through the plates of the gas seal assembly.
2 more elements
A gas seal assembly comprising:
- (a) a plurality of plates retained together and including a shaft aperture extending through the plates;
- (b) at least one gas inlet port, at least one gas outlet port, and one or more gas passageways connecting the gas inlet port and the gas outlet port;
- (c) a gas dispersal device communicating with the one or more gas passageways, the gas dispersal device configured to distribute gas around a perimeter of the shaft aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.