An assembly includes a housing, a carrier, a spring element and a seal element. The housing includes a bore and an annular groove that extends axially along a centerline into the housing from the bore. The carrier projects axially along the centerline into the annular groove. The carrier is configured to translate axially along the centerline relative to the housing. The spring element is arranged within the annular groove. The spring element is configured to bias the carrier axially away from the housing along the centerline. The seal element is mounted to the carrier and arranged within the bore.

A seal assembly for a rotatable shaft assembly includes a seal housing and each of a main seal and a dust seal extending circumferentially around a seal housing center axis. The dust seal includes a radially inward dust seal lip, and is formed by a sealing layer having a plurality of ventilation openings formed therein, and a debris-blocking filter layer attached to the sealing layer and positioned across the ventilation openings. The main seal and dust seal assist in maintaining lubricating oil within a seal cavity. The dust seal prevents entry of debris whilst ventilating the seal cavity to limit carbonization of oil on seal assembly components. In an implementation the seal assembly is part of a rotatable crankshaft assembly.

The invention relates to a mechanical seal arrangement comprising a first slide ring seal (2) having a rotating slide ring (21) and a stationary slide ring (22) defining a sealing gap (23) therebetween, a shaft sleeve (4), a driver (5) which connects the shaft sleeve (4) to the rotating slide ring (21) and which is arranged to transmit rotation of the shaft sleeve (4) to the rotating slide ring (21) a connecting arrangement (6) for connecting the shaft sleeve (4) to the driver (5), the connecting arrangement (6) comprising at least two rotary locks (60) and at least two recesses (40) in the shaft sleeve (4), wherein each of the rotary locks (60) has a bearing portion (61) and a locking portion (62), wherein the locking portion (62) laterally projects beyond the bearing portion (61), and wherein a rotational axis (Y-Y) of each rotary lock (60) is parallel to a central axis (X-X) of the shaft sleeve (4).

The present application discloses a cartridge type mechanical sealing device for sealing liquid, the sealing device including a gland, a rotating ring adaptor assembly, a rotating ring, a stationary ring adaptor, a stationary ring, and a locking ring mounted around a rotating shaft. The gland is configured to be fastened to a rear end surface of the equipment enclosure; the rotating ring adaptor assembly including a front end portion configured to be in the liquid and supporting the rotating ring and a rear end portion extending through the gland to be surrounded by the locking assembly which is configured to fasten the rotating ring adaptor assembly to the rotating shaft; the stationary ring adaptor is fastened to a rear end surface of the gland; and when the stationary ring adaptor is released from the gland, a rotating ring adaptor of the rotating ring adaptor assembly or the stationary ring adaptor can be pulled along the rotating ring in a direction away from the liquid so as to be separated from the gland, thereby separating the rotating ring and the stationary ring to release the sealing interface and exposing the rotating ring and the stationary ring to the outside air respectively and providing for in-line maintenance and a reduction of possible leakage points.

A mechanical seal assembly adapted for arrangement around a rotating shaft of a pump has first and second seals. Both include primary and mating rings, biasing mechanisms and annular flexible sealing membranes. The two seals can have different seal balances or different biasing forces (or both) to allow the second seal to run dry for extended periods.

A non-collapsible flexible sealing membrane (or bellows) for incorporation in a mechanical seal assembly and use in rotary shaft equipment. The sealing membrane includes a substantially radially outward extending first flange portion, which can be urged into an axially shiftable ring by a biasing mechanism. The sealing membrane further includes a substantially axially outboard extending second coaxial portion, substantially radially inward of the balance diameter of the seal. The horizontal portion is advantageously held fixed to a stub sleeve by an annular band. The angle between the vertical portion and the horizontal portion of sealing membrane enables directional control of the forces acting on stub sleeve and primary ring.

A method for assembling a seal cartridge and a seal cartridge, wherein the seal cartridge includes a set of sealing components configured for being removably assembled to each other so as to form the seal cartridge and wherein at least one of said sealing components is configured for being secured to another sealing component and/or to a shaft casing by a tenon and mortise joint system.

A pin locking device for assembling a first and a second sealing component of a seal cartridge which includes a pin body with a longitudinal bore, wherein an inner wall of the bore includes fixing device that cooperates with an extraction tool. The pin body has two parts arranged longitudinally one after the other. A first part is configured for fitting a pin cavity of the first sealing component and a second part is configured for fitting a locking cavity of the second sealing component. A spring configured for moving the pin body from a withdrawn position, where the pin body is entirely located within a pin cavity of the first sealing component, towards a locked position wherein a second part of the pin body is located and maintained within a locking cavity of the second sealing component while a first part remains located within the pin cavity.

An apparatus has: a first member; a shaft rotatable relative to the first member about an axis; and a seal system. The seal system has: a seal carried by the first member and having a seal face; a seal carrier; a seat carried by the shaft and having a seat face in sliding sealing engagement with the seal face; and one or more springs biasing the seal carrier relative to the first member so as to bias the seal face against the seat face. The seal carrier has: an axially-extending wall having an inner diameter (ID) surface; and a radially-extending wall having a first surface. The seal carrier axially-extending wall ID surface has a radially inwardly open groove having a first sidewall and a second sidewall and a base. A wave-form split ring contacts the first sidewall and biases the seal into engagement with the radial wall first surface.

A sealing device for a vessel to achieve a fluid-tight seal in an aperture made in the lateral wall of said vessel, into which aperture a shaft is inserted. The sealing device comprises first sealing means disposed in contact with the shaft in the zone of said aperture, and second sealing means, comprising a containing body and a flexible connection element. The first sealing means comprise a plurality of sealing rings, disposed coaxial to the shaft and in contact with the latter, and a containing tube to contain the sealing rings. The lateral wall of the vessel comprises an interface flange. A closing flange is connected to the interface flange and to a flanged end of the containing body by means of attachment means and is positioned in contact with the containing tube and with the flexible connection element to keep the first sealing means in a determinate axial position with respect to the shaft.