ROTARY FURNACE SEAL Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering. SUBSTANCE: seal has a seal ring made from separate flexible members inserted one inside the other. The members are hinged on axles to a baffle welded to a cooler wall and heads 6. Heads 6 mating each other by hollows 7 and projections 8 form a contact ring around a shell. Thin-walled baffle 10 which cross section form repeats that of head 6 is fastened to each head 6 on the side of projection 8, and the length of its extending part 11 is equal to the length of projection 8 of head 6. Plate springs, castle nuts and splines are mounted on the axles. Wear-resistant members and a solid lubricant are inserted into cast head 6 as inserts. Cables with a weight tightly pressing head 6 to the shell are brought in the longitudinal slot of head 6. EFFECT: improved structure. 4 dwg