Patent ID: 6789805
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A sealing assembly for relatively rotating mechanical members, comprising:a first and a second shield member fitted respectively to a first and a second of said relatively rotating members; and a low-friction-coefficient sealing member having a sealing portion cooperating with said first shield member, a root portion carried integrally by said second shield member, and a connecting portion shaped to define a hinge region between said root portion and said sealing portion; said connecting portion being thinner than said sealing portion and said root portion and comprising a number of radial undulations defined by offset circumferential grooves on opposite faces of said connecting portion; and a torroidal spring housed about said sealing member and resting against said sealing portion and a first conical portion of said second shield member which form a V-shaped groove, said toroidal spring pushing said sealing portion against an annular projection of said first shield member.