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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Karl Storz Gmbh & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Hubert Sonleiter, Immenstaad a.B., DE;
Raphael Spycher, Eschenz, CH;
Assignee:
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/32 (2016.01); F16J 15/3212 (2016.01); F16J 15/3236 (2016.01); F16J 15/3232 (2016.01); F16J 15/3216 (2016.01); F16J 15/3208 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3212 (2013.01); F16J 15/3236 (2013.01); F16J 15/3208 (2013.01); F16J 15/3216 (2013.01); F16J 15/3232 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49844 (2015.01);
Abstract
A shaft seal includes a radially outward flange area and a radially inward sealing lip connected to the flange area. An annular spring with a U-shaped or V-shaped cross section is arranged on a radial outer face of the sealing lip, wherein an outer limb bears on the flange area and an inner limb bears on the sealing lip, and wherein a surface of the spring exposed to an exterior of the shaft seal is coated with an elastomer. The invention also relates to a method for producing a shaft seal.