摘要 |
A seal (26) for use on the tapered section of a roll neck in a rolling mill, said seal (26) comprising a flexible circular seal body (30) having a central axis "A" and at least one radially outwardly extending flange (40) joined by a hinge (50) to an angularly extending lip (48), said hinge (50) having a reduced thickness as compared to the thickness of said flange (40) and said lip (48), said lip having converging first and second sides (48a,48b) leading to an enlarged rim (52), said rim having first and second peripheral faces (54a,54b) that converge to an outer edge (56) contained in a reference plane "P" parallel to said central axis. |