Federal-Mogul Corporation

John D Butler

Jon A Chandler

William E Clark

Mark E Riebesehl

A method of making an oil seal (10) having two separate annular lips (62, 64) formed by splitting a single lip liner blank (12). The lip liner blank is an annular wafer having an annular groove (14) formed on one side (15) of the wafer at the point on the wafer where the wafer is intended to be split into two annular pieces (49, 50). A mold (32) is loaded with the lip liner blank (12), a prep ring of elastomeric material (43) and a seal case (b 44) and then closed thereby clamping the prep ring and wafer between upper and lower dies (40 and 36) of the mold. In the molding step the prep ring and wafer are heated and compressed causing the prep ring to become molten as it flows over the wafer. The molten elastomeric material enters the groove and pressure exerted by the elastomeric material against the groove splits the wafer into two annular pieces (49, 50). A first annular piece (49) is displaced in the mold to the desired location of the excluder lip (64). A second annular piece of the wafer lines the main lip (62) of the oil seal (10).

Method of making an oil seal having two lips formed by splitting the

A device for measuring end play between a vehicle spindle and a wheel hub. A rotary thrust rod has a swivel connection with a housing threaded onto the spindle, such that the rod applies a pushing or pulling force to the spindle, depending on the direction of thrust rod rotation.

Apparatus for measuring wheel end play

A method of making an oil seal (10) having two separate annular lips (62, 64) formed by splitting a single lip liner blank (12). The lip liner blank is an annular wafer having an annular groove (14) formed on one side (15) of the wafer at the point on the wafer where the wafer is intended to be split into two annular pieces (49, 50). A mold (32) is loaded with the lip liner blank (12), a prep ring of elastomeric material (43) and a seal case (44) and then closed thereby clamping the prep ring and wafer between upper and lower dies (40 and 36) of the mold. In the molding step the prep ring and wafer are heated and compressed causing the prep ring to become molten as it flows over the wafer. The molten elastomeric material enters the groove and pressure exerted by the elastomeric material against the groove splits the wafer into two annular pieces (49, 50). A first annular piece (49) is displaced in the mold to the desired location of the excluder lip (64). A second annular piece of the wafer lines the main lip (62) of the oil seal (10).

Oil seal having attached thereto two aligned polytetrafluoroethylene

A radial lip seal (10) having a sealing lip (16) made of first and second materials arranged in alternating regions (20,22) and forming a continuous contact band. The seal is a rotational seal for contacting a shaft or sleeve in a relatively rotatable relationship. The first and second materials have differing physical characteristics to increase hydrodynamic activity at the sealing lip (16). The first material may be a polytetrafluoroethylene material and the second material disclosed may be silicone, fluoroelastomer, nitrile, ethylene acrylic or polyacrylate elastomers. The boundaries (42) between the first and second materials at the contact band preferably intersect the circumferentially extending contact band at an angle. A method of making a radial lip seal is also disclosed wherein an annular wafer (32) of a first material having an undulating circumferential edge (34) with spaced radially recessed portions (36) is placed in a mold (44). A ring (45) of elastomeric material is placed in the mold (44) with the wafer (32). The radial lip seal (10) is then formed by molding the ring (45) of elastomeric material and wafer (32) into the desired seal configuration. The process is completed by forming the sealing lip (16) by cutting the molded wafer (32) and molded elastomeric material contained in the recesses (36) of the wafer (32).

Radial lip seal

A dual-lip shaft seal with two PTFE sealing members bonded to a molded elastomeric body, and a method and mold for its manufacture includes an elastomeric body bonded to the radial flange of a metal case and provides (1) a shaped lip with a garter spring held in a recess and, bonded to its other side, a frustoconical PTFE ring providing its sealing lip portion and (2) an inflexible portion bonded to a radially extending PTFE wafer.

Dual-lip shaft seal with one spring-urged lip

Method and mold for making a dual-lip shaft seal with one spring urged

Method and apparatus for molding an elastomeric component of a shaft seal while bonding it to a fluorocarbon seal lip member. The lip member is initially shaped as a flat washer, and a radially outer portion is flexed during molding to a frustoconical shape. Positive retention of the fluorocarbon washer during molding is assured. Radially inner portion of the fluorocarbon washer rests on a planar annular mold ledge, its radially outer portion overhanging a frustoconical mold surface. A ring of uncured elastomer is located above that radially outer portion and radially inwardly from the outer periphery of the ledge. The radially inner portion has a horizontal toothed mold portion with a series of concentric sharp tooth edges. This directly engages the upper surface of the washer and clamps it firmly and immovably against the ledge. When the mold is closed, the elastomer flows and forces the outer portion of the washer down on frustoconical mold surface while bonding elastomer to washer.

Molding an elastomeric ring while bonding it to a metal case and to a

A method of making a seal of the type which includes a rigid case, a first seal portion of an elastomeric material and a second seal portion of a low friction material. The method includes placing the rigid case, a wafer of low friction material and two elastomeric blanks into a mold, closing the mold to maintain the aforementioned case, blanks and wafer in position and thereafter further closing the mold to form the seal.

Method of making a seal

A method for manufacturing an oil seal element from polytetrafluoroethylene and the like. A tubular billet of polytetrafluoroethylene or the like is provided with an outer cylindrical surface of the desired diameter and an inner cylindrical surface approximating but slightly smaller than the desired diameter, and an end wall is faced off perpendicular to the cylindrical surfaces. A series of washers of a desired thickness is then sliced from the billet. The flat washer is then first assembled with a metal case and then a desired hydrodynamic shape, such as a spiral groove, is coined in. Preferably, the inner pierce is completed at this time. Each washer may then be formed under pressure to permanently deform the radially inner portion thereof to a frustoconical shape. The assembled seal may be held on a shaft-size mandrel during application of a coating to the metal case.

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Van Wert, OH, United States of America

John D Butler