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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1986
Philip J Cederwall, San Diego, CA (US);
Boris Glezer, San Diego, CA (US);
Solar Turbines Incorporated, San Deigo, CA (US);
Abstract
A radially-resilient seal can frequently pop out its annular groove defined in a carrier when the carrier and an overlapping housing are telescopically assembled. Such misorientation of the seal prevents proper seating of the seal against the housing and ultimately permits leakage of pressurized fluid past the seal. The present invention provides a compact sealed joint and fool-proof method of assembly which maintains proper orientation of a radially-resilient seal during telescopic assembly of a carrier and a housing. The sealed joint includes an annular member having a diametrically tapered internal surface. The annular member positively ensures that the seal will properly seat against a housing inner surface which is not only physically inaccessible to the assembler but is also hidden from the assembler's view by an outer casing during the telescopic assembly.