Guided strip seal for linear actuator
AssigneeParker-Hannifin Corporation
InventorsJames K. Monnich, Jr., Brian L. Favero, Frank Krakosh, III
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A movable manufacturing component includes a base structure and a carriage mechanism movable relative to the base structure. The movable manufacturing component further includes a strip seal component arranged between the base structure and the carriage mechanism such that the carriage mechanism moves along the strip seal component as the carriage mechanism moves relative to the base structure. The strip seal component can have at least one guide surface that restricts lateral movement of the strip seal component as the carriage mechanism moves longitudinally along the base.
Claims20
A movable manufacturing component comprising:
- a base structure;
- a carriage mechanism movable relative to the base structure;
- and
- a strip seal component arranged between the base structure and the carriage mechanism such that the carriage mechanism moves along the strip seal component as the carriage mechanism moves relative to the base structure,
- wherein the strip seal component has at least one guide surface formed on a side of a strip seal member that restricts lateral movement of the strip seal component as the carriage mechanism moves longitudinally along the base.
A movable manufacturing component comprising:
- a base structure;
- a carriage mechanism movable relative to the base structure;
- and
- a strip seal component arranged between the base structure and the carriage mechanism such that the carriage mechanism moves along the strip seal component as the carriage mechanism moves relative to the base structure,
- wherein the strip seal component has a first layer on a first side of a strip seal member, wherein the strip seal component has a second layer on a second side of the strip member, wherein the second side is opposite the first side, wherein the first layer has a lower friction coefficient compared to a friction coefficient of the strip seal member, wherein the second layer has a lower friction coefficient compared to the friction coefficient of the strip seal member.
A coated strip seal component for a movable manufacturing component comprising:
- a strip seal member comprising a rectangular strip of flexible material;
- a first layer of a first polymer material attached on a first side of the strip seal member, wherein the first polymer material has a lower friction coefficient compared to a friction coefficient of the flexible material;
- and
- a second layer of a second polymer material attached on a second side of the strip seal member that opposes the first side, wherein the second polymer material has a lower friction coefficient compared to the friction coefficient of the flexible material
- wherein the first layer covers a first portion of surface area of the first side and the second layer covers a second portion of surface area of the second side, wherein the first portion is smaller than the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.