Patent ID: 6672591
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A mechanical seal to provide sealing between a rotatable shaft and a housing, the seal having a stationary part for connection to the housing and a rotary part for rotation with the shaft, mating sealing faces being carried by said stationary and rotary parts, said rotary part being for mounting on the shaft for rotation therewith, each said sealing face being held relatively stationary to its respective stationary or rotary part by means of at least one link member extending therebetween, wherein said at least one link member includes a surface shaped to effect surface to surface engagement with a surface on a sealing face and is arranged for at least limited rotation around its longitudinal axis relative to the sealing face with which it engages, wherein one end of the link member is loosely fitted in a hole on the stationary part and the other end of the link member is located in a slot or adjacent a lug on the corresponding sealing face such that the link member is rotatable about its longitudinal axis relative to the sealing face with which it engages.