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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
May. 26, 2020
Schenck Process Europe Gmbh, Darmstadt, DE;
Jens Kahle, Dreieich, DE;
Schenck Process Europe GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus having a shaft, a bearing sleeve for rotatably supporting the shaft, a housing, in which at least one part of the bearing sleeve is arranged, and a sealing element, which seals a gap between a wall of the housing and the bearing sleeve. The sealing element divides the gap gas-tight into a first partial space adjacent to the front side of the sealing element and a second partial space adjacent to the back side of the sealing element, the sealing element having a flexible part, which is in contact with the wall of the housing and/or the bearing sleeve, and the housing having a first barrier gas inlet for introducing barrier gas into the first partial space as well as a second barrier gas inlet for introducing barrier gas into the second partial space.