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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Michael Baumann, Aberdeenshire, GB;
Christian Kogler, Oberkurzheim, AT;
Wolfgang Swete, Knittelfeld, AT;
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A seal device for sealing in a liquid medium includes a first seal assembly disposed on a primary side facing the medium and configured to seal a stationary component with respect to a rotatable component, a second seal assembly disposed on a secondary side facing away from the medium and configured to seal the stationary component with respect to the rotatable component, and a sensor connected to a volume located between the first seal assembly and the second seal assembly and configured to detect a change of a moisture level in the volume. The stationary component further includes a bore located axially between a contact surface for the first seal assembly and a contact surface for the second seal assembly, and the volume is connected to a pressure tank by the bore.