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US 2004/0000764 A1Published application
Sealing device
AssigneeFrimo Group GmbH
InventorWolfgang Lange
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Abstract
A sealing device for a gap between two adjacent machine parts, including at least one inflatable, elastically stretchable tube, which is fitted into a groove in the sidewall of one of the machine parts, and which, when inflated, may, be positioned against a surface of the other machine part, which borders on the gap on the side opposite the groove, at least one end of tube (2) being provided with a circumferential, turned-inward portion (6, 16) that engages its interior, into which a supporting member (5, 15) is inserted on the inside.
Claims20
A sealing device for a gap between two adjacent machine parts, comprising:
- at least one inflatable, elastically stretchable tube which is capable of being fitted into a groove in a sidewall of one of the machine parts, and which, when inflated, may be positioned against a surface of the other machine part, the surface bordering the gap on the side opposite the groove, wherein at least one end of the tube (2) is provided with a circumferential, turned-inward portion (6, 16) engaging in its interior, a supporting member (5, 15) being inserted inside the turned-inward portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.