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US 2007/0163530 A1Published application
Seal assembly
OwnerBerndt L. Luchsinventor
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A seal assembly (46) for sealing the interface between a shaft (16) and a bore-defining wall (22). The seal assembly (46) comprises a sealing element (50), a reinforcing insert (52), and an elastomeric casing (54). The sealing element (50) has a shaft-contacting portion (56) positioned adjacent the shaft (16) and an insert-engaging portion (58) positioned substantially parallel to the bore-defining wall (22). The reinforcing insert (52) has a seal-engaging portion (66) positioned substantially parallel to the bore-defining wall (22) and positioned radially outward from the insert-engaging portion (58) of the sealing element (50). The elastomeric casing (54) surrounds the radially outer sides of the engaging portions (58,66) of the sealing element (50) and the reinforcing insert (52), to thereby urge the insert-engaging portion (58) of the sealing element (50) radially inward towards the seal-engaging portion (66) of the reinforcing insert (52).
A seal assembly for sealing the interface between a shaft and a bore-defining wall, said seal assembly comprising a sealing element, a reinforcing insert and an elastomeric casing;
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