Patent ID: 8419021
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B60K,F16J

Abstract:
1. A ring seal, comprising: a circumferentially continuous body portion having an inboard side, an outboard side, a generally radially extending upper surface, a generally radially extending lower surface axially spaced from the upper surface, and comprising a first resilient, flexible and compressible material; a circumferentially continuous skirt portion integral with and extending generally axially from the body portion and comprising the first material, the skirt portion including, in cross-section and in an uncompressed state, a generally axially extending inboard leg immediately adjacent the inboard side of the body portion, a generally axially extending outboard leg radially spaced from and adjacent the inboard leg, both legs spaced radially inboard from the outboard side of the body portion and a recess between the legs, wherein, when in a compressed state, the recess is at least partially collapsed and respective inside surfaces of the inboard and outboard legs move toward each other; the body portion extending radially outboard of the skirt portion and having its greatest dimension substantially in the radial direction, the skirt portion having its greatest dimension substantially in the axial direction, and an insert carried by the body portion and comprising a second material which is more rigid than the first material, the insert including an anchor portion received between the generally radially extending upper and lower surfaces and embedded in and surrounded at least in part by the body portion, and including an exposed portion extending from the anchor portion and projecting at least in part radially outside of the outboard side of the body portion.