Seal assembly, especially for a flange seal
AssigneeH.K.O. Handelsgesellschaft mbH
InventorHans-Joachim Tuckmantel
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Abstract
The joint packing, especially for sealing two abutting flanges or surfaces, comprises a sealing ring core composed of a slightly deformable metal and opposing plastic deformable soft sealing seats. The sealing ring core has chamber-defining formations on its upper side and lower side outer edge (and inside edge) running circumferentially between which the soft sealing layers are pressed when the sealing forces are applied thereto. The chamber-defining formations have a bulged rounded cross section. The surfaces between the chamber-defining formations on the outside edge and the inside edge are smooth and arched.
Claims6
A seal assembly comprising a sealing ring core in the form of a ring with an outer and an inner circumference, composed of a slightly deformable metal, and plastically deformable soft annular sealing ring core layers flanking said sealing ring core, said sealing ring core having at least one chamber-defining formation on an upper side of an edge thereof, said edge being near said outer circumference and on a lower side of said edge thereof running circumferentially, said soft sealing ring core layers being depressable by said chamber-defining formations on application against said layers of a compressing means to force together said sealing ring core and layers, the improvement wherein each of said chamber defining formations has a bulged rounded cross section and surfaces between said chamber-defining formations on said upper and lower sides of said core ring are smooth and arched.
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