Patent ID: 6186511
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
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 annular sealing faces positioned between said first and second housings;first and second load rings each having first and second end portions, 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 annular sealing faces of the respective seal rings into engagement with one another;a groove defined in an outer periphery of the second end portions of at least one of said load rings; anda rib member defined by the recess of at least one housing, said rib member being adapted for engagement with the groove defined by the load rings to resist relative rotation therebetween.