Seal element
AssigneeKvaerner Engineering & Construction UK Limited
InventorMichael Robotham
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Abstract
A seal element mountable on the tapered section of a roll neck in a rolling mill comprising a notch and/or non-perpendicularly disposed water-side flange which serve to accommodate any tendency for the water-side flange to distort in the stressed state.
Claims18
A seal element mountable on the tapered section of a roll neck in a rolling mill, the seal element comprising:
- a substantially annular main body from which;
- in the unstressed state, extends substantially axially a water-side lip and from which extends a water-side flange in a radial direction;
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- means for accommodating the tendency for the water-side flange to distort when the seal element is axially received on the tapered section of a roll neck.
A sealing assembly for use in conjunction with the rotatable tapered section of a roll neck which is part of a roll in a rolling mill, said sealing assembly having a first bearing element mounted on said rotatable tapered section and at least partially opposing a fixed second bearing element to define a contact surface therebetween which is adapted to receive lubricant, wherein said first bearing element comprises a seal element as defined in any preceding claim positioned between the contact surface and the roll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.