Patent ID: 6170834
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: F16J,Y10T

Abstract:
A sealing arrangement, comprising:a rotationally symmetrical machine element having a surface against which a seal is to be provided along a region of the surface bearing a groove, the groove having a rounded groove bottom that is recessed into the surface, the groove bottom having a radius of curvature of 0.4 to 1.6 mm, and the groove having a depth of less than 15 .mu.m; anda radial shaft sealing ring having a polymeric sealing lip which contacts the surface of the machine element that bears the groove via a sealing edge that is formed by two intersecting conical surfaces, the first conical surface, facing in the direction of a space to be sealed off, having a steeper conical angle with respect to the axis of rotation of the machine element than the conical surface facing away therefrom.