appliances.

In particular it covers the relation to one another, in the circumferential space to be sealed, form a smaller angle with
connection between a liquor container direction and/or in relation to the inner-lying the shaft than the second bordering surfaces of
and front housing wall (or a liquor container sealing rings in the radial direction. Such the recesses that face away from the space to be
upper piece and cover frame) in washing positioning also enables a relative movement in sealed. The second surface profiling is formed
machines, and which may be fixed by the axial direction. by essentially U-shaped recesses that are open
means of an essentially annular tensioning Patent number: WO 02/01098 on the side facing away from the shaft and are
element. According to the patent, the Inventor: H. Mtihle arranged adjacent to one another with an axial
tensioning element may be moulded in the Publication date: 3 January 2002 distance between them.
interior of the section of the sealing collar to Patent number: US 6336638
be fixed. Sealing system for gas turbine Inventors: W. Guth; W. Hufnagel
Patent number: WO 02100988 Applicant: Nuovo Pignone Holding SPA, ItaIy Publication a!ate: 8 January 2002
Inventor: K. Nitschmann, W. Proppe A system for sealing and the pressurization of
Publication date: 3 January 2002 the support cushion of a gas turbine has been Sever splash seal
developed. The gas turbine is provided with a Assignee: J.M. Clipper Corp, USA
Viscous silicone oils for sealants compressor, with which there is associated an An interlocked labyrinth seal is described, It
Applicant: Rhodia Chime, France inner barrel, and the support cushion is in has been adapted to be mounted on a rotating
The invention concerns an aqueous dispersion turn provided with seals relative to the axis of shaft, having a rotor and a stator. The stator
of viscous silicone oils capable of being the compressor, and has at least one pipe for completely surrounds the shaft. A flange
crosslinked into an elastomer by water the venting discharge. The air is fed into the positioned on the stator completely encircles
elimination (condensation). The invention inner barrel, using the venting piping of the the rotating shaft. The seal rotor includes
aims to obtain an aqueous silicone dispersion support cushion, in such a was as to create a alternating annular protrusions and annular
corresponding to an optimal compromise in flow of air that starts from an intermediate grooves, and the stator is interlocked with the
terms of adherence of the crosslinked elastomer stage of the compressor and goes towards the rotor by an annular protrusion positioned
on all types of supports, and the colloidal inner barrel. within one of the annular protrusions of the
stability of the dispersion during preparation Patent number: WO 02101046 rotor. One embodiment of the seal includes an
and storage. The aqueous dispersion comprises Inventor: A. Coppola oil-side passageway which is positioned
a viscous silicone oil; optionally a crosslinking Publication date: 3 January 2002 (generally) perpendicular to the rotating shaft.
agent; optionally an adhesion promoter The passageway extends in a radial direction
(silane); a filler; a catalyst; an emulsifier; Sealing collar away from the shaft. The seal further includes
optionally a functional additive; and water. Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeriite an air-side opening on the stator. The rotor
The dispersion is characterized in that the filler GmbH, Germany may also include a slinger.
is input into the process for obtaining the The invention relates to a sealing collar that Patent number: US 6336637
dispersion, in the form of an aqueous serves to seal connections in household Inventor: G. Fedorovich
suspension of at least a hydrophilic compound appliances. In particular it covers the connection Publication date: 8 January 2002
(CaC03Si0,, TiO,, AI,/H,O, organic between a liquor container and front housing
polymer latex). The invention also concerns wall (or a liquor container upper piece and cover Compressible annular gasket
the preparation of the particularly stable frame) in washing machines, and which may be Asignee: Malcolm Mann Inc, USA
dispersion since it has a residual emulsion rate fixed by means of an essentially annular A compressible annular gasket for providing a
not less than 70%. The invention is useful for tensioning element. According to the patent, the fluid-tight seal between a first tubular member
producing concentrated sealants and elastomer tensioning element may be moulded in the (having an annular groove and an adjacent
coating for insulating polymer foam interior of the section of the sealing collar to be ridge) and a smooth annular section of a second
(polyurethane). fixed. tubular member is detailed. The compressible
Patent number: WO 02100770 Patent number: WO 02/00988 annular gasket includes an anchor portion,
Inventor: B. Bouvy, M. Deruelle, M. Feder Inventor: K. Nitschmann, W. Proppe adapted to be disposed in the annular groove,
Publication ahte: 3 January 2002 Publication date: 3 January 2002 and an elongated portion, adapted to extend
across the adjacent ridge when the anchor
Flap seal Radial shaft seal portion is disposed in an adjacent groove. The
Applicant: Crane Process Flow Technologies Assignee: Firma Carl Freudenberg, Germany elongated portion makes contact with the
GmbH, Germany A radial shaft seal has been developed. It has a annular section when the first tubular member
The invention relates to a flap seal in the form sealing disk made of a polymer material, which and the smooth annular section are in a specific
of a lamella seal. It comprises at least three curves towards a space that is sealed position, termed in the patents as in a “relative
essentially flat individual rings, lying one on as the sealing disk radially approaches a shaft surrounded and surrounding relationship”.
top of another in a bundle-type form. These with respect to which it forms a seal. The Patent number: US 6336640
rings make up an inner part which is sealing disk has a first surface, profiling on Inventor: M. Knapp
respectively defined by an inner the side facing the shaft, and a second Publication date: 8 January 2002
circumferential surface. The outer-lying surface, profiling on the side facing away
individual rings are covering rings, and the from the shaft. The first surface profiling is Gasket for layer-built fuel cells
inner-lying individual rings are sealing rings. formed by sawtooth recesses arranged adjacent Assignee: NOK Corp, Japan
High-quality sealing surfaces can be produced to one another (axially at a distance). The first A gasket is provided on a porous sheet in one
by allocating positions to the covering rings in bordering surfaces of the recesses, facing the body. The gasket is thin and has excellent sealing

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