Seal Member for Joint of Machine and Method of Assembling Same

摘要

A seal member for a joint between a pivot member movable about a rotational axis of a shaft includes a ring, a flange, and a resiliently flexible intermediate portion interposed therebetween. The ring includes annular distal and proximal ring faces disposed in spaced relationship to each other along a longitudinal axis. The flange includes a pair of flange faces disposed in spaced relationship to each other along the longitudinal axis. The flange includes outer and inner flange surfaces extending along the longitudinal axis between the pair of flange faces at, respectively, outer and inner flange perimeters thereof. The intermediate portion is connected to the proximal ring face of the ring and to the inner circumferential flange surface of the flange such that the ring is relatively movable with respect to the flange.

主权项

1. A seal member for a joint between a pivot member movable about a rotational axis of a shaft, the seal member comprising:
a ring, the ring including a distal ring face and a proximal ring face, the distal ring face and the proximal ring face both being annular and being disposed in spaced relationship to each other along a longitudinal axis; a flange, the flange including a pair of flange faces disposed in spaced relationship to each other along the longitudinal axis, the flange including an outer flange surface extending along the longitudinal axis between the pair of flange faces at an outer flange perimeter thereof, the flange including an inner circumferential flange surface extending along the longitudinal axis between the pair of flange faces at an inner flange perimeter thereof, the inner circumferential flange surface disposed radially within the outer flange surface; and an intermediate portion interposed between the ring and the flange, the intermediate portion being resiliently flexible, the intermediate portion connected to the proximal ring face of the ring and to the inner circumferential flange surface of the flange such that the ring is relatively movable with respect to the flange.