HYDRAULIC LIP SEAL INSTALLATION DRIVER TOOL
First Claim
1. An hydraulic seal installation tool comprising:
- an elongate body portion fixedly attached to a holding portion;
said elongate body portion having a hydraulic cylinder actuation means; and
a driver mechanism head portion coupled to said elongate body portion.
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Abstract
The presently disclosed embodiment involves a hydraulic seal installation tool having an elongate body portion fixedly attached to a holding portion. The elongate body portion has a hydraulic cylinder actuation means, and a driver mechanism head portion is coupled to the elongate body portion.
The presently disclosed embodiment further involves an installation method for mounting a seal, involving the steps of presenting a hydraulic seal installation tool to a seal bore, where the tool has a lip seal inserted upon a driver ring of the tool. Inserting the tool into the seal bore, depressing an activation button on a handle of the tool thereby actuating a hydraulic cylinder actuation means. Expanding a plurality of engagement projection fingers, locking the plurality of engagement projection fingers in place while providing an axial alignment reaction force; overcoming a first actuation force on a spring to actuate the driver ring, by a second actuation force, pulling the seal into seal bore, dwelling for approximately five seconds to fully seat the seal, breaking the circuit to the hydraulic actuation means by releasing the activation button. Withdrawing the driver ring from the seal, retracting the engagement projection fingers and withdrawing the tool from the seal bore.
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19 Claims
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1. An hydraulic seal installation tool comprising:
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an elongate body portion fixedly attached to a holding portion;
said elongate body portion having a hydraulic cylinder actuation means; anda driver mechanism head portion coupled to said elongate body portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. An hydraulic seal installation tool comprising:
- a holding portion having a handle, an actuation button on said handle operable to activate a hydraulic cylinder actuation means, an elongate body portion relatively perpendicular to said handle, the elongate body portion housing a hydraulic actuation means;
a plurality of engagement projection fingers radially aligned along a driver mechanism head portion configured to engage a lip seal for insertion into a seal bore, said driver mechanism head portion including a top piloting ring, a driver ring, and a retractable finger mechanism.
- a holding portion having a handle, an actuation button on said handle operable to activate a hydraulic cylinder actuation means, an elongate body portion relatively perpendicular to said handle, the elongate body portion housing a hydraulic actuation means;
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