SEAL BETWEEN TWO PARTS, ONE OF WHICH IS ROTATABLE IN RELATION TO THE OTHER

摘要

A seal for at least a pair of relatively rotatable members for preventing lubricant from leaking from a lubricant chamber to the space outside the lubricant chamber comprising a first seal element having a sealing portion mounted on the rotatable member and adapted to bear against a contact surface on the other member to form a primary seal area supporting the lubricant chamber from the space outside the lubricant chamber characterized by the first seal element mounted on the rotatable member having a bore therein forming a duct connecting the lubricant chamber with the space outside the lubricant chamber, said bore being located radially to one side of the primary seal area so that lubricant bypassing the primary seal area will be discharged through the bore to the lubricant chamber under the influence of centrifugal force.