SINGLE POINT ACTUATION LOW-PROFILE LOCK RING FOR A MECHANICAL SEAL

    公开(公告)号:US20210381541A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17340545

    申请日:2021-06-07

    IPC分类号: F16B39/08 F16B39/12

    摘要: A mechanical seal that employs a lock ring assembly having associated therewith a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism can include a nut element, such as a barrel nut, that allows an associated bolt element to adjust a tightening load and position while clamping occurs of the components of the mechanical seal. This adjustment flexibility removes or reduces unwanted bending stresses in the bolt element, thus allowing for more torque to translate directly to the lock ring. The barrel nut allows for more material to remain in the lock ring, thus providing for additional overall strength relative to a traditional locking element. The lock ring also includes a plurality of flex regions in the form of notches that allow the lock ring to flex when the main body is tightened about the shaft.

    Single point actuation low-profile lock ring for a mechanical seal

    公开(公告)号:US12085109B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17340545

    申请日:2021-06-07

    CPC分类号: F16B39/08 F16B39/12 F16B2/065

    摘要: A mechanical seal that employs a lock ring assembly having associated therewith a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism can include a nut element, such as a barrel nut, that allows an associated bolt element to adjust a tightening load and position while clamping occurs of the components of the mechanical seal. This adjustment flexibility removes or reduces unwanted bending stresses in the bolt element, thus allowing for more torque to translate directly to the lock ring. The barrel nut allows for more material to remain in the lock ring, thus providing for additional overall strength relative to a traditional locking element. The lock ring also includes a plurality of flex regions in the form of notches that allow the lock ring to flex when the main body is tightened about the shaft.

    Externally energized secondary seals in split mechanical seals

    公开(公告)号:US11608898B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US17339397

    申请日:2021-06-04

    IPC分类号: F16J15/34

    摘要: A mechanical seal that employs an axially movable spring holder plate that engages a sealing element, such as an O-ring, associated with a stationary seal ring. In turn, the stationary seal ring can have a sealing face that engages with a sealing face of a rotary seal ring. The rotary seal ring can also have a sealing element, such as an O-ring, associated therewith. The O-rings are initially disposed in an unloaded position where they are not radially compressed and hence the ends do not expand circumferentially past the end faces of the holder or gland segments. The spring holder plate can be moved axially by tightening selected bolts associated therewith. When moved axially, the spring holder plate moves the stationary seal ring and the O-ring associated therewith in an axially inboard direction, thus placing the O-rings in a loaded position, where the O-rings are radially compressed.

    EXTERNALLY ENERGIZED SECONDARY SEALS IN SPLIT MECHANICAL SEALS

    公开(公告)号:US20210381603A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17339397

    申请日:2021-06-04

    IPC分类号: F16J15/34

    摘要: A mechanical seal that employs an axially movable spring holder plate that engages a sealing element, such as an O-ring, associated with a stationary seal ring. In turn, the stationary seal ring can have a sealing face that engages with a sealing face of a rotary seal ring. The rotary seal ring can also have a sealing element, such as an O-ring, associated therewith. The O-rings are initially disposed in an unloaded position where they are not radially compressed and hence the ends do not expand circumferentially past the end faces of the holder or gland segments. The spring holder plate can be moved axially by tightening selected bolts associated therewith. When moved axially, the spring holder plate moves the stationary seal ring and the O-ring associated therewith in an axially inboard direction, thus placing the O-rings in a loaded position, where the O-rings are radially compressed.