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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Us, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventors:
Timothy F. Miller, Thornton, CO (US);
Christopher Berg, Frederick, CO (US);
Assignee:
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/40 (2006.01); F16J 15/00 (2006.01); B01F 15/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/76 (2006.01); B01F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/40 (2013.01); F16J 15/008 (2013.01); B01F 7/00 (2013.01); B01F 2015/00097 (2013.01); F16C 33/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seal assembly includes a seal body having a space formed therein; a seal carrier held within the space, the seal carrier being selectively positionable between a sealing position and a rotation position by moving along a carrying path; at least one seal carried by the seal carrier; and a hermetic seal held within the space out of the carrying path of the seal carrier, the hermetic seal being configured to be abraded away by a rotating element that the hermetic seal is pressing against.