Pressure-balanced packing
AssigneeFirma Carl Freudenberg
InventorHans Forch
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Abstract
A packing ring comprises a stiffening ring having an angular profile and an angularly profiled sealing element fastened thereon composed of an elastomeric material and having the configuration of a two-armed lever. The sealing element comprises a membrane portion forming one arm, a sealing lip on the other arm and an annular portion fastened by the membrane to the annular portion of the stiffening ring. The radial portion of the stiffening ring and the membrane portion define a cavity therebetween and a fulcrum axis is provided centrally of the two arms to pivot the sealing lip into contact with the surface to be sealed.
Claims5
Packing ring comprising:
- a stiffening ring having an angular profile, an angularly profiled sealing element fastened thereon and composed of an elastomeric material and having the configuration of a two-armed lever and comprising a sealing lip on one arm, a membrane portion forming the other arm and an annular portion fastened via the membrane portion to the annular portion of the stiffening ring wherein the radial portion of the sealing element is formed substantially by the membrane and the radial portions of the stiffening ring and the sealing ring define a cavity therebetween, means providing a fulcrum axis centrally of the two arms to pivot the sealing lip into contact with the surface to be sealed and a reinforcing insert embedded in the tensively stressed portions of the sealing element and configured to flex under forces applied normal to the radial portion of the sealing element to oppose forces parallel thereto.
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