Patent ID: 7051694

Claim:
The sealing system for a shaft of a combustion engine having a motor easing cover ( 1 ) with a clearance hole ( 4 ) for receipt of a carrier ( 5 ) having at least one dynamically ( 9 ) and at least one statically effective sealing area ( 8 ) and the carrier ( 5 ) being equipped with a centering area ( 12 ) allowing centering relative to the clearance hole ( 4 ), while the carrier ( 5 ) is securely connectable to the motor casing cover ( 1 ) by means of partial-turn fastener tabs ( 19 ) disposed on the carrier ( 5 ), the centering section ( 12 ) is arranged generally co-planer with the partial-turn fastener tabs ( 19 ) in such a way that the dynamic sealing area ( 9 ), aligned with the shaft and the static sealing area ( 8 ), with a given contact pressure can be used in a corresponding area ( 3 ) of the motor casing cover ( 1 ), and wherein the centering area ( 12 ) is formed by radially arranged lugs ( 17 ), and as seen in cross section, the lugs ( 17 ) are arranged next to the partial-turn fastener tabs ( 19 ).