Patent ID: 6213471
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A seal assembly, comprising:a first housing having a recess defined therein;a second housing having a recess defined therein;first and second seal rings having mutually confronting annual sealing faces positioned between said first and second housings;first and second load rings each having first and second end portions and an annular surface extending therebetween, said load rings being positioned with their respective first end portions engaged with opposing ones of the first and second seal rings and their respective second end portions engaged with opposing ones of the first and second housings, said load rings being adapted to urge the respective annual sealing faces of the respective seal rings into engagement with one another the load rings being cup-shaped and columnar in cross-section; andan angled surface defined by the respective recesses of at least one of the first and second housings, the recess defines a first surface extending generally in an axial direction and a second surface extending from the first surface in a generally radial direction, the second surface defining the angled surface as being spaced from the first surface a preselected distance that places it adjacent the annular portion of the respective load ring engaged with the housing.