Press-in retainer ring
AssigneeAtlas Seals, Inc.
InventorsThomas Paul Zitting, Daniel K. Zitting
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Abstract
A seal assembly has a first component retained by a retaining member abutting a second component, the first component having a retaining member, the retaining member having a plurality of tabs, the plurality of tabs extending outwardly to engage a surface of the second component, thereby preventing withdrawal of the first component from the second component.
Claims11
A seal assembly comprising a first component retained by a retaining member abutting a second component, the first component comprising:
- an outer surface, an inner surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface;
- a retaining member extending from the second side surface toward the first side surface, the retaining member comprising:
- a support member portion configured to couple to the first component;
- a plurality of tabs coupled to the support member portion, the plurality of tabs extending outwardly at an angle obtuse from the support member portion, the plurality of tabs proximal to the second side surface when the support member portion is coupled to the first component;
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- wherein the outer diameter of the plurality of tabs is greater than an inner diameter of the second component.
A seal assembly comprising a first component retained by a retaining member abutting a second component, the first component comprising:
- a retaining member comprising a first portion for abutting the first component and a second portion for abutting the second component, at least the second portion comprising a plurality of tabs that extend radially outward from the first component, the plurality of tabs extending in a first direction and abutting the second component, the plurality of tabs extending in the first direction allowing movement of the first component in a first axial direction and preventing withdrawal of the first component from the second component in a second axial direction;
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- a seal lip for engaging a third component.
A seal assembly comprising a first component retained by a retaining member abutting a second component, the first component comprising:
- an outer surface, an inner surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface;
- a retaining member extending from the second side surface toward the first side surface, the retaining member comprising:
- a support member portion configured to couple to the first component;
- a plurality of tabs coupled to the support member portion, the plurality of tabs extending at an angle obtuse from the support member portion, the plurality of tabs proximal to the second side surface when the support member portion is coupled to the first component;
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- wherein the diameter of the plurality of tabs is less than the outer diameter of the second component, the plurality of tabs thereby abutting an outer surface of the second component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.