Patent ID: 9528608
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: F16J

Claim Text:
1. A sealing element for sealing a cylindrical internal face of a first machine component and a cylindrical external face of a second machine component, the sealing element having an inner ring, an outer ring which is disposed coaxially with the inner ring, and a sealing gap which is formed by an outer shell of the inner ring and an inner shell of the outer ring; wherein the sealing gap in an axial section through the common axis of the inner ring and of the outer ring has a profile with the following profile portions: wherein the sealing element furthermore has an annular seal disposed in the sealing gap between the meandering portion and the exit portion; wherein the profile of the sealing gap has a constriction between the meandering portion and the annular seal; and wherein the annular seal is positioned in the sealing gap in such a manner that the annular seal either contacts only the inner ring or only the outer ring.