Carl Freudenberg Kg

Ross Dixon

Juergen Emig

Simon Watling

Paul Waddell

Matt Billany

Jürgen Emig

A seal includes: a seal ring, having at least one dynamically stressed seal lip; a supporting ring made of a toughened material; and a connecting device made of an elastomeric material. The seal ring and the supporting ring are connected to one another. The supporting ring includes a radial leg, to which, in a radial direction, the seal lip is fixed. The radial leg is formed of two parts and, in the radial direction, has arranged a first partial leg and, in an other radial direction has arranged a second partial leg. The partial legs are associated adjacent with a first radial distance and delineate a first gap. The first partial leg is connected with the seal lip. The first and the second partial legs are fixed to one another by the connecting device. The connecting device, when viewed in cross section, has an axial length and a radial height.

Seal and seal assembly comprising the seal

In an embodiment, the present invention provides a sealing arrangement for sealing two chambers that are adjacent to one another in an axial direction and are to be sealed with respect to one another, including: a first machine element; a second machine element, the second machine element surrounding the first machine element with a radial spacing therebetween, the sealing ring being arranged in the gap formed by the radial spacing; and a sealing ring, the sealing ring including at least one dynamically loaded first sealing lip, which sealingly surrounds a surface to be sealed of the first machine element, the sealing ring being arranged in an installation chamber of the second machine element and the sealing ring comprising a first and a second end face, the first end face axially facing the first chamber to be sealed and the second end face axially facing the second chamber to be sealed.

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