Seal for a ring piston of a hydraulic clutch disconnecting device

• US 6,035,990 A
• Filed: 09/04/1998
• Issued: 03/14/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG (INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: Luk Lamellen Und Kupplungsbau GmbH (INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG)
• Inventors: Peschke, Harald
• Primary Examiner(s): Bonck, Rodney H.
• Application Number:
  US09/142,330
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 192/85 CA, 192/91 A, 277/560, 277/566
• US Class Current: 192/85.54
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2300/08 Details or arrangements of sealings not provided for in group F16D3/84
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 25/083 Actuators therefor F16D25/085 - F16D25/087 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16J 15/3236 with at least one lip for each surface, e.g. U-cup packings

Abstract

The invention concerns a disconnecting device for a motor vehicle friction clutch which contains a pressure housing (2) arranged concentrically to a gear box input shaft (3) and fastened to a gear box housing (4). A guiding sleeve (6) is arranged in the pressure housing (2) radially separated from the gear box input shaft (3) and from a longitudinal bore (5) in the pressure housing (2) on which a ring piston (7) is movably guided which axially delimits a pressure chamber (8). For sealing the ring piston (7), a seal (12) is provided which has sealing lips (13, 14) spread apart in a V-shape.

In accordance with the invention, the sealing lips (13, 14) of the seal (12) have an asymmetrically configured cross sectional profile.

Claims

1. Disconnecting device for a motor vehicle friction clutch including a slave cylinder which can be acted upon by means of a hydraulic fluid and which contains a pressure housing (2) arranged concentrically to a gear box input shaft (3) attached on a gear box housing (4), whereby a guiding sleeve (6) is arranged on the pressure housing (2) radially at a distance to the gear box input shaft (3) and to a longitudinal bore (5) in the pressure housing upon which a ring piston (7) is axially guided and movable, which axially delimits a pressure chamber (8), whereby for sealing the pressure chamber, the ring piston (7) has a seal (12) on a pressure chamber side which is provided with V-shaped, spread apart sealing lips (13, 14), the seal (12) has a cross sectional profile with the sealing lips (13, 14) being arranged asvmmetrically in relation to each other which from a seal edge (17, 18) proceeding toward a free end of the sealing lips (13, 14), is configured as a cylindrical segment, the radially outer sealing lip (14) having a greater wall thickness than the radially inner sealing lip (13), and an axial dimension of the inner sealing lip (13), proceeding from a back of the seal (19), exceeds an axial dimension of the outer sealing lip (14), the seal (12) has an outer contour course in the area of the sealing lips (13, 14) which includes a radius "R₁ " in a transition zone between a cylindrical segment at the free end of the sealing lips (13, 14) and a segment "t" directed obliquely in the direction of the back of the seal (19) proceeding from the seal edge (17, 18) at an angle "α

" of 24 30°

, and a tangential point "T₁ " of the radius "R₁ "/ on the segment "t" is provided at a distance from or in the same location as a further tangential point "T₂ " of a radius "R₂," which is provided in a transition zone between the back of the seal (19) and the segment "t."

2. Disconnecting device according to claim 1, characterized by a V-shaped recess (15) between the sealing lips (13, 14) whose center is displaced radially toward the guiding sleeve (6) in relation to a pressure chamber (16).

3. Disconnecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealing lips (13, 14) have a generally constant wall thickness from the free end up to a back of the seal (19).

4. Disconnecting device according to claim 3, characterized in that the wall thickness of the radially outer sealing lip (14) exceeds the wall thickness of the radially inner sealing lip (13) by at least 10%.

5. Disconnecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that a dimension of ≦

4 mm is provided as a difference in length "X" for an axial projection of the inner sealing lip (13) in relation to the outer sealing lip (14).

6. Disconnecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer contour course of the sealing lips (13, 14) provides a radial dimension of "b"/"a"≧

0.5, where "b" indicates a distance from the back (19) of the seal up to the tangential point "T₂ " and the dimension "a" determines the radial distance between the back (19) of the seal and the seal edge (17,

     18).

7. Disconnecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the segment "t" has a dimension of ≧

0.

8. Disconnecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the seal (12) is made of PTFE.

9. Disconnecting device for a motor vehicle friction clutch including a slave cylinder which can be acted upon by means of a hydraulic fluid and which contains a pressure housing (2) arranged concentrically to a gear box input shaft (3) attached on a gear box housing (4), whereby a guiding sleeve (6) is arranged on the pressure housing (2) radially at a distance to the gear box input shaft (3) and to a longitudinal bore (5) in the pressure housing upon which a ring piston (7) is axially guided and movable, which axially delimits a pressure chamber (8), whereby for sealing the pressure chamber, the ring piston (7) has a seal (12) on a pressure chamber side which is provided with V-shaped, spread apart sealing lips (13, 14), the seal (12) has a cross sectional profile with the sealing lips (13, 14) being arranged asymmetrically in relation to each other which from a seal edge (17, 18) proceeding toward a free end of the sealing lips (13, 14), is configured as a cylindrical segment, the radially outer sealing lip (14) having a greater wall thickness than the radially inner sealing lip (13), and an axial dimension of the inner sealing lip (13), proceeding from a back of the seal (19), exceeds an axial dimension of the outer sealing lip (14), wherein the seal (12) has an outer contour course in the area of the sealing lips (13, 14) which includes a radius "R₁ " in a transition zone between a cylindrical segment at the free end of the sealing lips (13, 14) and a segment "t" directed obliquely in the direction of the back of the seal (19) proceeding from the seal edge (17, 18) at an angle "α

" of ≧

30°

, and a tangential point "T₁ " of the radius "R₁ " on the segment "t" is provided at a distance from or in the same location as a further tangential "T₂ " of a radius "R₂," which is provided in a transition zone between the back of the seal (19) and the segment "t,", wherein the cylindrically configured segment of the sealing lips (13,

     14) from the free end up to the seal edge (17,

     18) has an axial dimension of ≦

2 mm.

10. Disconnecting device according to claim 9, further comprising a V-shaped recess (15) between the sealing lips (13, 14) whose center is displaced radially toward the guiding sleeve (6) in relation to a pressure chamber (16).

11. Disconnecting device according to claim 9, wherein the sealing lips (13, 14) have a generally constant wall thickness from the free end up to the back of the seal (19).

12. Disconnecting device according to claim 11, wherein the wall thickness of the radially outer sealing lip (14) exceeds the wall thickness of the radially inner sealing lip (13) by at least 10%.

13. Disconnecting device according to claim 9, wherein the seal (12) is made of PTFE.

14. Disconnecting device for a motor vehicle friction clutch including a slave cylinder which can be acted upon by means of a hydraulic fluid and which contains a pressure housing (2) arranged concentrically to a gear box input shaft (3) attached on a gear box housing (4), whereby a guiding sleeve (6) is arranged on the pressure housing (2) radially at a distance to the gear box input shaft (3) and to a longitudinal bore (5) in the pressure housing upon which a ring piston (7) is axially guided and movable, which axially delimits a pressure chamber (8), whereby for sealing, the pressure chamber, the ring piston (7) has a seal (12) on a pressure chamber side which is provided with V-shaped, spread apart sealing lips (13, 14), the seal (12) has a cross sectional profile with the sealing lips (13, 14) being arranged asymmetrically in relation to each other which from a seal edge (17, 18) proceeding toward a free end of the sealing lips (13, 14), is configured as a cylindrical segment, the radially outer sealing lip (14) having a greater wall thickness than the radially inner sealing lip (13), and an axial dimension of the inner sealing lip (13), proceeding from a back of the seal (19), exceeds an axial dimension of the outer sealing lip (14), the seal (14) having a sealing profile, the radial inner sealing lip (13) forming the following dimensional proportions.

15. Disconnecting device according to claim 14, further comprising a V-shaped recess (15) between the sealing lips (13, 14) whose center is displaced radially toward the guiding sleeve (6) in relation to a pressure chamber (16).

16. Disconnecting device according to claim 14, wherein the sealing lips (13, 14) have a generally constant wall thickness from the free end up to the back of the seal (19).

17. Disconnecting device according to claim 16, wherein the wall thickness of the radially outer sealing lip (14) exceeds the wall thickness of the radially inner sealing lip (13) by at least 10%.

18. Disconnecting device according to claim 16, wherein the seal (12) is made of PTFE.