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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1996
Tsutomu Watanabe, Kyoto, JP;
Tatsuei Sakata, Kashiwazaki, JP;
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A a seal ring is made of a synthetic resin and has opposite ends. The seal ring has been imparted with shape-retentive property so that the seal ring is crossed at portions thereof located inside the opposite ends. The seal ring preferably has a smaller radius of curvature around the crossed portions and also around a portion thereof located diametrically opposite the crossed portions than around remaining portions thereof. Desirably, the seal ring may be in a substantially elliptic shape. The seal ring may preferably be symmetrical relative to a line extending between the crossed portions and a portion thereof located diametrically opposite the crossed portions.