Patent ID: 6053505
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: F16J,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for sealingly connecting two assembly parts that are movable with respect to each other, said device comprising:an elastically deformable sealing element having a first axial length and being configured as a spring-steel strip having two adjacent and generally parallel longitudinally extending clamping edges that are fastenable to one of the assembly parts, said spring-steel strip defining a generally arc-shaped sealing zone having a top area, said spring-steel strip having two longitudinally extending bends located external of said sealing zone, one of said bends being disposed in generally spaced apart relation with one of said clamping edges defining therebetween a lower side of said sealing element, the movement of the two assembly parts with respect to each other being substantially tangential to said top area of said sealing zone;a clamping device configured for fastening said sealing element to said one of the assembly parts;a supporting element having a supporting surface defining a width and upon which said lower side of said sealing element rests in a close confronting relation; anda collar externally surrounding said sealing element over a portion of said first axial length, said collar being secured on said supporting element so as to prevent said sealing element from being movable in a direction that is substantially perpendicular with respect to said supporting surface, while maintaining the elasticity of the sealing element.