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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernst-Peter Von Bergen, Ahlefeld, DE;
Gunter Pietsch, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
Blohm+Voss AG, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ; F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277 23 ; 277 59 ; 277 25 ; 277133 ; 210171 ; 440112 ;
Abstract
A seal arrangement for rotating shafts, in particular a propeller shaft of a ship which is in contact with water containing impurities, is designed to provide a filter portion substantially adjacent the outermost seal to thereby filter dirt particles out of the water and keep the dirt particles out of the vicinity of the seal. Such a filter can be made from a sintered material and can essentially be designed to fit the existing space available along the propeller shaft.