Method of assembling a sealing member into a housing and a seal assembly made thereby
AssigneeProdrive Holdings Ltd.
InventorRoland James Broadbent
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Abstract
A seal assembly is provided intended to locate sealing means (13, 14) between a housing (10, 11) and another member (15) which may be fixed or rotating. A housing for the sealing member is formed of two parts (10, 11) between which the sealing member is to be located. A first housing part (10) may be in two portions arranged to be fitted together. A second housing part (11) is located between the two portions of the first housing part (10) and a seal (13, 14) is located between the two housing parts. The assembly is secured together by welding the two portions (10A, 10B) of the first housing part.
Claims9
A method of assembling a sealing member into a housing, the housing comprising first and second housing parts, the first housing part being formed in two portions arranged to be fitted together and the sealing member being for sealing against a rotating surface, the method including, locating the second housing part interfitting between the two portions of the first housing part, locating the sealing member between the first housing part and the second housing part, fitting the two portions of the first housing part together around the second housing part, clamping the two portions of the first housing part together so that the second housing part is held thereby and the sealing member is gripped between the first and second housing parts, maintaining the housing parts together, and welding together the two portions of the first housing part at a position spaced from the sealing member.
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