Patent ID: 8678696
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A seal assembly adapted for use in sealing a joint having a first member pivotable about a rotational axis relative to a second member thereof, the first member including a load ring engagement surface defining, at least in part, an axially-extending seal cavity about the rotational axis, the seal assembly comprising: a seal ring, the seal ring having an axial flange, extending parallel to the rotational axis, and a radial flange, extending along a radial axis perpendicular to the rotational axis; and a load ring, the load ring including a main body comprising a seal ring engagement surface and a first member engagement surface, and a neck extending outwardly from the main body along a neck axis; wherein when the load ring is in an uninstalled state, such that the load ring is uncompressed: the axial segment of the first member engagement surface includes a convex rounded portion extending over at least half the length, measured along the rotational axis, of the axial segment of the first member engagement surface.