ELECTRICAL GROUNDING OF BEARING SEAL
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1. A bearing seal for equipment having an equipment rotor and an equipment stator, said bearing seal comprising:
- a bearing seal rotor;
a bearing seal stator;
an electrically conductive elastomeric toroidal member so that, when said bearing seal is installed in equipment, said bearing seal provides sealing between the equipment rotor and said bearing seal stator; and
,an electrical grounding path between the equipment rotor and the equipment stator, said electrical grounding path extending through said electrically conductive elastomer toroidal member.
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Abstract
A bearing seal includes a rotor and a stator and at least one electrically conductive elastomeric toroidal member. When the bearing seal is installed in equipment and is providing sealing between the rotor and the stator, an electrical grounding path is provided therebetween, the electrical grounding path extending through the electrically conductive elastomeric toriodal member.
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1. A bearing seal for equipment having an equipment rotor and an equipment stator, said bearing seal comprising:
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a bearing seal rotor; a bearing seal stator; an electrically conductive elastomeric toroidal member so that, when said bearing seal is installed in equipment, said bearing seal provides sealing between the equipment rotor and said bearing seal stator; and
,an electrical grounding path between the equipment rotor and the equipment stator, said electrical grounding path extending through said electrically conductive elastomer toroidal member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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