Title (en)

Shaft seal

Title (de)
Wellendichtung

Title (fr)
Joint d'étanchéité d'arbre

Publication
EP 1039184 A1 20000927 (EN)

Application
EP 99400690 A 19990322

Priority
EP 99400690 A 19990322

Abstract (en)
A shaft seal comprising a sealing element (2), a rotary sealing part (4) mounted coaxially with the sealing element and forming therewith a
contactless primary seal between opposed faces of the sealing element (2) and rotary sealing part (4) to substantially prevent fluid flow across the
primary seal from a high pressure radial side to a low-pressure radial side, a seal housing (8), an annular pusher disc (9) disposed about a forwardly
extending sleeve portion (8a) of the seal housing and coaxially with the sealing element (2), biasing means (10) acting on the pusher disc (9) to
urge the sealing element axially towards the rotary sealing part (4), and a first sealing member (12'') disposed between the pusher disc (9) and the
forwardly extending sleeve portion (8a) in communication with the high-pressure radial side to provide a secondary seal between the high-pressure
and low-pressure radial sides. An auxialiary sleeve (20) is disposed around the sleeve portion (8a) coaxially therewith and the pusher disc (9) is
biased by the action of the biasing means (10) against the auxiliary sleeve (20). This sleeve is maintained in sealing contact with the sleeve portion
(8a) by the first sealing member (12'') and in sealing contact with the sealing element (2), either by direct contact or by means of a second sealing
member (12'). The auxiliary sleeve (20) becomes deformed under high operating fluid pressures in a manner conforming with that of the sleeve
portion (8a), thereby reducing the risk of the sealing member (12) being blown out. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7
F16J 15/34

IPC 8 full level

F01D 11/00  (2006.01); F01D 11/02  (2006.01); F04D 29/10  (2006.01); F16J 15/34  (2006.01)

CPC
F16J 15/3464 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)
• GABRIEL, RALPH P.: "Fundamentals of spiral groove non- contacting face seals", vol. 35, article JOURNAL OF AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF LUBRICATION ENGINEERS, pages: 367-375
• JOSEPH SEDY: "Improved performance of film riding gas seals trough enhancement of hydrodynamic effects", vol. 23, article
TRANSACTION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LUBRICATION ENGINEERS, pages: 35-44

Citation (search report)

• [DA] WO 9615397 A1 19960523 - DRESSER RAND CO [US], et al
• [A] US 5558342 A 19960924 - SEDY JOSEF [US]
• [A] US 5199172 A 19930406 - RUNOWSKI ALEXANDRE [US]
• [A] EP 0568192 A1 19931103 - CRANE JOHN INC [US]
• [A] DE 3942408 A1 19910508 - ESCHER WYSS AG [CH]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family

EP 1039184 A1 20000927; AU 3291700 A 20001009; CA 2366372 A1 20000928; DE 60008080 D1 20040311; DE 60008080 T2 20040916; EP
1163463 A1 20011219; EP 1163463 B1 20040204; JP 2002540361 A 20021126; JP 4684421 B2 20110518; US 2002070505 A1 20020613; US
6848689 B2 20050201; WO 0057090 A1 20000928