Frustoconical valve stem sealing element
CA 2020191 C · Owner: Dana Corporation · Inventors: Binford, J. Dudley; Bruns, Ivan J.; Bond, Philip L.
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A valve stem seal assembly includes a rigid cylindrical shell and an annular resilient seal body contained entirely within the shell. Integral to the seal body is a frustoconical sealing element adapted to engage a valve guide of an internal combustion engine. The sealing element converges radially inwardly and upon, installation of the assembly on a valve guide the outer surface of the sealing element bends further radially inwardly to effectively seal the top surface of the guide. The seal body includes a stem sealing aperture, which in one preferred embodiment is designed to engage the valve stem without a spring. In a same or similar embodiment, the shell contains a circumferential …
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- Filed June 29, 1990 and granted January 15, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 29, 2010.
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