Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compressor having non-contact and contact seals
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Application No.: US15148601Application Date: 2016-05-06
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Publication No.: US10451061B2Publication Date: 2019-10-22
- Inventor: Michael Beinert , Jan Hauser , Philipp Schulze-Beckinghausen , Sven Herlemann
- Applicant: Ingersoll-Rand Company
- Applicant Address: US NC Davidson
- Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
- Current Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Davidson
- Agency: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Main IPC: F04C15/00
- IPC: F04C15/00 ; F04C27/00 ; F16J15/16 ; F16J15/447 ; F04C2/16 ; F16J15/40 ; F04C18/16

Abstract:
A compression system is disclosed having a compressor and a seal package including a non-contact seal and one or more radial shaft seals. In one form the non-contact seal is placed in proximity to a high pressure portion of the compressor. The offset of the non-contact seal from a shaft used to drive the compressor allows some amount of pressure reduced leakage air to pass. A radial shaft seal is coupled to the shaft axial aft of the non-contact seal on the other side of the compressor and oriented to discourage further passage of the leakage air past the radial shaft seal. A vent conveys leakage air to return to the compressor. A backup radial shaft seal can be used axially aft of the first radial shaft seal. A further radial shaft seal is disposed adjacent to the backup seal and oriented in the other direction to seal lubricant for a bearing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170321697A1 COMPRESSOR HAVING NON-CONTACT AND CONTACT SEALS Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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