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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018

Filed:

May. 27, 2015
Applicant:

Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;

Inventors:

Michael Baumann, Aberdeenshire, GB;

Christian Kogler, Oberkurzheim, AT;

Wolfgang Swete, Knittelfeld, AT;

Assignee:

AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/32 (2016.01); F16J 15/3296 (2016.01); F16J 15/00 (2006.01); F03B 13/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3296 (2013.01); F03B 13/26 (2013.01); F16J 15/004 (2013.01); F05B 2220/32 (2013.01); F05B 2240/57 (2013.01); F05B 2240/60 (2013.01);
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.


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