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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 28, 2024
Carl Freudenberg KG, Weinheim, DE;
Gonzalo Barillas, Alsfeld-Altenburg, DE;
Albert Ilinseer, Seevetal, DE;
Andrej Fink, Seevetal, DE;
Jens Kuhnert, Buchholz, DE;
Frank Struebing, Ammersbek, DE;
Roland Fietz, Neustadt-Momberg, DE;
CARL FREUDENBERG KG, Weinheim, DE;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a seal, including, in a first method step, making a spiralized profile string of at least one thermoplastic elastomeric material, the spiralized profile string including a retaining portion and at least one sealing lip which are arranged opposite each other in a radial direction, winding turns axially adjacent to each other in an axial direction and contiguous with each other, and open ends. The method further includes, in a second method step, cutting the spiralized profile string to length in accordance with an installation length of an installation space in a seal assembly.