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EP 1087108 B1 20041117 - Valve seal

Title (en)

Valve seal

Title (de)

Ventilschaftabdichtung

Title (fr)

Joint de queue de soupape

Publication

EP 1087108 B1 20041117 (DE)

Application

EP 00114494 A 20000706

Priority

DE 19945348 A 19990922

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1087108A1] The seal (3) consists of an elastomer sealing element (5) held against the valve guide (2) by a metallic sleeve (4). A lip (6) is formed between the seal and shaft by the surfaces (9,10) of a truncated cone pressed against the shaft by a circlip (7). Discontinuous bar-shaped circular beads (11) in the seal act as centring lips for the shaft. They have a diameter (D) greater than the inner diameter (d) of the sealing lip

IPC 1-7

F01L 3/08

IPC 8 full level

F01L 3/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F01L 3/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1087108 A1 20010328; EP 1087108 B1 20041117; DE 19945348 A1 20010419; DE 19945348 C2 20030710; DE 50008651 D1 20041223

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00114494 A 20000706; DE 19945348 A 19990922; DE 50008651 T 20000706