US 12,455,010 B2
Seal arrangement
Natalie Allen, Wadsworth, OH (US); Joshua Verdier, Lodi, OH (US); and Edward Goodwill, Wooster, OH (US)
Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/443,403.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/543,690, filed on Oct. 11, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0122935 A1, Apr. 17, 2025
Int. Cl. F16J 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16J 15/06 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seal arrangement, comprising:
a housing defining a cavity and comprising:
a flow channel extending through the housing to the cavity;
an axially extending wall; and
a radially extending wall extending radially inwardly from the axially extending wall; and
a seal plate non-rotatably connected to the housing;
a biasing element disposed in the cavity and axially aligned with the flow channel, the biasing element being configured to permit fluid to flow radially therethrough into the flow channel;
a first seal disposed in the cavity and between the biasing element and the seal plate;
a second seal disposed in the cavity and between the biasing element and the radially extending wall;
a shaft, radially spaced from the housing and the seal plate and extending through the cavity, wherein:
the biasing element biases the first seal against the seal plate and the second seal against the radially extending wall;
wherein the housing includes a further flow channel extending through the housing and into the cavity, the second seal being arranged axially between the further flow channel and the flow channel;
wherein the further flow channel is configured to expel pressurized fluid toward the shaft; and
the housing is integrally formed from a single piece material.