Patent ID: 11971103

Abstract:
A seal device (3) for a rotating shaft (1). The seal device has a shaft seal (4), a shaft grounding connection (6) and a holding feature (9) for holding the shaft seal (4) and the shaft grounding connection (6). The holding feature (9) has at least one opening (10), between the shaft seal (4) and the shaft grounding connection (6), for clearing particles away from the shaft seal (4) and the shaft grounding connection (6). An electric machine with a rotor shaft (1) that can be driven in rotation and with a seal device (3) of the above type for sealing the rotor shaft (1) and, therefore, also sealing an inside space of the electric machine. Furthermore, a drive unit for electrically driving a motor vehicle, including an electric machine of the above type for providing drive power of the drive unit.