Non-contact labyrinth seal assembly and method of construction thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8991829-B2
Application number	US-201213708294-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2012
Priority date	Nov 20, 2007
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

A non-contact labyrinth seal assembly, bearing assembly therewith, and method of construction thereof, has an outer rigid carrier and an inner sleeve. The carrier has an outer cylindrical flange and a radially inwardly extending leg and the sleeve has a cylindrical wall and a radially outwardly extending flange. A body is attached to at least one of the leg and the flange, wherein the body provides, at least in part, a purely non-contact labyrinth passage extending between the carrier and the sleeve.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-contact labyrinth seal assembly, comprising:
an outer rigid carrier having a generally cylindrical outer flange extending axially relative to a central axis of said assembly with a leg extending radially inwardly from said outer flange toward said central axis;
a body attached to said leg, said body having a radially outward lip and radially inward lip, said lips extending axially from said leg toward an air side of said assembly with said radially o…

Assignees

• Federal Mogul Corp
• Timken Co

Inventors

• Lattime Scott B
• Dillon Kevin M
• Black Alicia
• Borowski Richard
• Trentman Roger
• Brister Stephen E
• Meadows Carl F
• Hupp Brian M
• Toth David G

Classifications

• F16J15/3256

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F16J15/4474

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F16J15/447 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F16J15/40

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F16C33/7813

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic