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US 2016/0039079 A1Published application
Hydraulic hammer having single piece seal assembly
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorCody MOORE
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Abstract
A seal assembly for a hydraulic hammer is disclosed. The seal assembly may include a seal carrier having at least one annular recess. The seal assembly may also include at least one seal integrally molded onto surfaces of the at least one annular recess.
Claims20
A seal assembly for a hydraulic hammer, the seal assembly comprising;
- a seal carrier having at least one annular recess;
- and
- at least one seal integrally molded onto surfaces of the at least one annular recess.
A seal assembly for a hydraulic hammer, the seal assembly comprising:
- a seal carrier fabricated from a non-metallic material, the seal carrier having:
- a first inner annular recess;
- and
- a second inner annular recess positioned gravitationally lower than the first inner annular recess;
- a first unidirectional seal integrally molded onto surfaces of the first inner annular recess;
- and
- a second unidirectional seal integrally molded onto surfaces of the second inner annular recess.
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A hydraulic hammer system, comprising:
- a frame;
- a piston;
- an accumulator membrane disposed external and co-axial to the piston;
- a sleeve disposed between the piston and the accumulator membrane;
- a valve located at an axial end of the accumulator membrane and inward of the sleeve;
- a sleeve liner disposed between the accumulator membrane and the sleeve;
- and
- a seal assembly having:
- a seal carrier co-axial with and located axially adjacent to the valve, the seal carrier being fabricated from a non-metallic material and having a first inner annular recess, and a second inner annular recess positioned gravitationally lower than the first inner annular recess;
- a first unidirectional seal integrally molded onto surfaces of the first inner annular recess;
- and
- a second unidirectional seal integrally molded onto surfaces of the second inner annular recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.