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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Tetsuya Mashiko, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hirohiko Kakuyama, Tokushima, JP;
Syuuji Fujita, Tokushima, JP;
Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Tetsuya Mashiko, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hirohiko Kakuyama, Tokushima, JP;
Syuuji Fujita, Tokushima, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A sealing member can include a radially-working lip which contacts a drive shaft in a radial direction to seal a gap between the drive shaft and the housing in the radial direction, an axially-working lip extending in an axial direction, and a contact member which contacts the axially-working lip to seal the gap between the drive shaft and the housing in the axial direction. The contact member can be fitted to the drive shaft to rotate with the drive shaft.