Reinforced rotary valve seal assembly
AssigneeHanon Systems
InventorsEmma Michelle Grissom, Jichul Lee, Edward William Sanders, III, Jason Dale Perkins
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AssigneeHanon Systems
InventorsEmma Michelle Grissom, Jichul Lee, Edward William Sanders, III, Jason Dale Perkins
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A rotary valve includes a valve body including an opening formed therein, a rotary component received within the opening of the valve body with the rotary component configured to rotate relative to the valve body about an axis of rotation thereof, and a sealing assembly including a hard sealing structure and a soft sealing structure disposed between the valve body and the rotary component. The hard sealing structure is formed from a substantially rigid material and is configured to sealingly engage the rotary component. The hard sealing structure includes a support feature to reinforce the soft sealing structure. The soft sealing structure is formed from a resiliently deformable material and is configured to sealingly engage the hard sealing structure and the valve body.
A sealing assembly for a rotary valve having a rotary component configured to rotate relative to a valve body, the sealing assembly comprising:
A rotary valve comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.