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US 2022/0090682 A1Published application
Elastomeric seal for an enclosure
AssigneeDana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
InventorSamuel W. Cox
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Abstract
A seal for sealing three adjacent structures is provided. The seal has a plurality of sealing legs designed to seal against different parts of the adjacent structures. In addition, the seal may have side sealing structures that seal against a groove in which the seal may be located.
Claims19
A seal, comprising:
- an upper seal area and a lower seal area,
- wherein said upper seal area has a first seal leg and a second seal leg,
- wherein said lower seal area has a third seal leg and a fourth seal leg,
- a first side seal area and a second side seal area,
- wherein said first side seal area is formed from an angled wall of said first seal leg and an angled wall of said third seal leg forming a first side sealing point,
- wherein said second side seal area is formed from an angled wall of said second seal leg and an angled wall of said fourth seal leg forming a second side sealing point,
- wherein said first side sealing point is vertically offset from said second side sealing point.
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The seal of claim directly 9, wherein the taper angle of said second and fourth seal legs is not the same as the taper angle of the first and third seal legs.
A seal system, comprising:
- a seal having a first seal leg, a second seal leg, a third seal leg and a fourth seal leg,
- wherein each of said seal legs has as sealing land,
- wherein said first seal leg and said third seal leg form a first side sealing point,
- wherein a second seal leg and a fourth seal leg form a second side sealing point,
- a base plate having a groove in which at least part of said seal is located,
- a mid-plate, and
- a top plate,
- wherein said first side sealing point is adapted to seal with a first groove wall in said base plate, said second side sealing point is adapted to seal with a second groove wall in said base plate, said third and fourth sealing lands seal with a base of said groove in said base plate,
- wherein said seal land of said first leg is adapted to seal with a lower surface of said mid-plate,
- wherein said seal land of said second leg is adapted to seal with a lower surface of said top plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.