Patent ID: 7017913
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: F16J,G01P

Abstract:
1. An axial shaft seal disposed between a housing wall and a rotating shaft, the axial shaft seal comprising: an outer ring insertable into the housing wall in a stationary and sealing manner, the outer ring including a sleeve including a polymer material having a curved bellows form and providing a spring, the curved bellows form extending radially inward over its entire length, a radially inward end portion of the sleeve having a first sealing surface; and an inner ring connectable to the shaft in a non-twisting and sealing manner and including a ring flange extending radially outward so as to provide a second sealing surface for axially mating the first sealing surface, wherein the spring urges the first sealing surface against the second sealing surface; and the inward end portion deviates from a radial normal direction by up to a maximum of 30°, when not axially mating the second sealing surface.