Patent ID: 6616146
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A radial seal arrangement for sealingly engaging an outer surface of a shaft, comprising:a support member including a first leg having an outer surface and extending substantially perpendicular to a reference axis and a second leg extending substantially parallel to the reference axis from the first leg to a first end; and a body portion including: an outer peripheral surface extending substantially parallel to the reference axis from the first leg to a point past the first end of the second leg; a first radial face extending substantially coplanar to the outer surface of the first leg, the first radial face including a relief notch, a first sealing portion having a first chamfered surface extending from the first radial face to a first lip, and a second sealing portion separated from the first sealing portion by a first recessed area and separated from the outer peripheral surface by a second recessed area, the second sealing portion including an edge extending substantially perpendicular to the reference axis and a second chamfered surface extending from the edge to a second lip, the first lip and second lip being spaced from each other along a line generally parallel to the reference axis.