JP2005009585A - Sealing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sealing device capable of improving pressure resistance without causing a malfunction. <P>SOLUTION: In a metal ring 5, an inside radial end 6 on the rod 31 side in which the root of a main lip 7 is mounted is bent to a sealing side O. By removing the corner of the sealing side O of the bent inside radial end 6, the R1 is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sealing device used for a rod seal portion or the like of a shock absorber.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a sealing device used as a rod seal or the like of a shock absorber, there is one as shown in FIG.
[0003]
A sealing device 101 shown in FIG. 4 includes a main lip 102 and a dust lip 103 slidably sealingly contacted with a reciprocating rod, and a fixed seal portion 104 that prevents leakage from the outer diameter side. It was formed of a rubber-like elastic body bonded and fixed (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-173797 A [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-147517
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In recent years, it has been desired that such a sealing device can be used for a monotube type shock absorber in order to reduce costs such as a reduction in assembly man-hours and a reduction in the number of parts.
[0006]
The monotube type shock absorber requires a considerable pressure resistance for the sealing device. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 5, the pressure resistance of the sealing device 201 is improved by making the inner diameter of the central hole of the metal ring 105 of the sealing device 201 as small as possible and making the inner diameter of the metal ring 105 as close as possible to the rod. Was considered. However, there is a limit to reducing the inner diameter of the central hole of the metal ring 105 because of the formability of the sealing device.
[0007]
In order to improve pressure resistance, as shown in FIG. 6, the corner of the inner diameter of the central hole of the metal ring 105 of the sealing device 301 is cut and rounded (R2 in the drawing) to locally reduce the stress of the main lip 102 locally. It was thought that it could be eased by dispersing without concentrating. However, the amount of the rubber-like elastic body at the base of the main lip 102 is increased, and there is a problem that the base of the main lip 102 protrudes greatly to the anti-sealing side A due to the operation of the rod.
[0008]
This invention is made | formed in view of the said prior art, The place made into the objective is to provide the sealing device which improves pressure | voltage resistance, without causing a malfunction.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention seals an annular gap between two members which are assembled concentrically and relatively movable together, and is fixed to one of the two members. A main lip made of an elastic body extending from the annular member to the other side of the two members and slidably sealingly contacting the other member; And an elastic body dust slidably extending in sliding contact with the other member, and the annular member has an end on the other member side to which the root of the main lip is attached. It is characterized in that it is bent to the sealing side and an R portion is provided at the bent end.
[0010]
In this configuration, the other member side end portion to which the root of the main lip of the annular member is attached is bent to the sealing side, thereby reducing the amount of elastic body of the base of the main lip, and relative movement of the two members is performed. However, the root of the main lip can be prevented from protruding to the anti-sealing side. In addition, since the bent end portion is the R portion, the stress on the base of the main lip due to the relative movement of the two members is not concentrated locally on the metal ring, but dispersed throughout the main lip. The fundamental stress can be relaxed and the pressure resistance can be improved.
[0011]
The end facing the other member of the arc of the R portion of the bent end is matched with the position of the corner on the sealing side when the other member side end of the annular member is not bent, The end of the arc of the R portion of the bent end facing the other member is rounded by rounding off the sealing side corner when the other member side end of the annular member is not bent. It is preferable to match the position of the end facing the other member.
[0012]
In this configuration, the rise of the root facing the other member of the main lip can be formed in the same manner as when the other member side end of the annular member is not bent, and the amount of elastic body around the R portion of the main lip is reduced. It is possible to prevent the main lip from sticking out even if the two members are moved relative to each other.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
The following sealing device is an example applied to a rod seal of a monotube type shock absorber that requires pressure resistance.
[0015]
The embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a sealing device according to an embodiment.
[0016]
In FIG. 1, the sealing device 1 includes an annular gap between an outer cylinder 11 and a rod guide 21 (one member) and rods 31 (the other member) that are concentrically mounted so as to be relatively movable relative to each other. To seal.
[0017]
The outer cylinder 11 is cylindrical, and fixes the sealing device 1 by caulking the end 12 on the anti-sealing side A in the inner circumferential direction.
[0018]
The rod guide 21 is disposed in the outer cylinder 11 and has a tapered surface 22 that is inclined to the sealing side O as the anti-sealing side A and the outer diameter side go to the outer diameter. The rod guide 21 abuts against the protrusion 13 on the inner periphery of the outer cylinder 11 to restrict the movement of the rod guide 21 in the sealing side O direction. When the sealing device 1 is arranged on the anti-sealing side A of the rod guide 21 and the end 12 of the outer cylinder 11 is caulked, the sealing device 1 is sandwiched and fixed by the outer cylinder 11 and the rod guide 21.
[0019]
A rod 31 as a movable shaft is inserted in the inner periphery of the rod guide 21 so as to be able to reciprocate.
[0020]
The sealing device 1 is roughly composed of a seal body 2 sandwiched and fixed between the outer cylinder 11 and the rod guide 21, a seal lip portion 3 extending from the seal body 2 to the rod 31, and an outer diameter end of the seal side 2 of the seal body 2. The fixed seal portion 4 is in close contact with the inner periphery of the outer cylinder 11 and the rod guide 21.
[0021]
The seal body 2 is composed of a metal ring 5 that is an annular member having a flat washer shape. The metal ring 5 has an outer peripheral diameter that is substantially the same as the inner periphery of the outer cylinder 11, and the inner peripheral diameter is made as close as possible to the outer periphery of the rod 31 to improve the pressure resistance of the sealing device 1.
[0022]
In the metal ring 5, the inner diameter end 6 on the rod 31 side is bent toward the sealing side O. In other words, the inner diameter end 6 on the rod 31 side is raised to the sealing side O in an annular shape.
[0023]
And the angle | corner of the sealing side O of this inner diameter edge part 6 bent is rounded off (R1 illustration). In other words, the corner on the sealed side O of the bent inner diameter end portion 6 is chamfered, and the cross section is formed into a round shape (the R portion is formed) so as to be an arc having a predetermined curvature.
[0024]
Further, the surface of the inner diameter end portion 6 facing the rod 31 is arranged substantially parallel to the outer peripheral surface of the rod 31.
[0025]
The seal lip portion 3 is made of a rubber-like elastic body as an elastic body, and has a lip that slidably and sealingly contacts two rods 31 of a main lip 7 and a dust lip 8.
[0026]
The main lip 7 extends while reducing the diameter from the sealing side surface of the metal ring 5 to the sealing side O and slidably contacts the rod 31 in a sealing manner. That is, it extends to the sealing side O and the rod 31.
[0027]
The root of the main lip 7 is attached to the sealing side O of the bent inner diameter end 6 of the metal ring 5. For this reason, the part R1 which rounded off the corner | angular part of the internal diameter edge part 6 of the metal ring 5 in the attachment part to the metal ring 5 of the main lip 7 is located.
[0028]
The dust lip 8 extends while reducing the diameter from the anti-sealing side surface of the metal ring 5 to the anti-sealing side A, and slidably contacts the rod 31 in a sealing manner. That is, it extends to the anti-sealing side O and the rod 31.
[0029]
The root of the dust lip 8 is attached to the anti-sealing side A of the bent inner diameter end 6 of the metal ring 5.
[0030]
The fixed seal portion 4 is made of a rubber-like elastic body, protrudes to the sealing side O at the outer diameter end portion of the sealing side surface of the metal ring 5, the inner periphery of the outer cylinder 11, the tapered surface 22 of the rod guide 21, and the metal ring. It arrange | positions in the cyclic | annular space of a cross-sectional triangle shape enclosed by 5 sealing side surfaces. The fixed seal portion 4 has an outer cylinder 11 and a rod guide constituting one member, with the outer peripheral side contacting the inner periphery of the outer cylinder 11 and the tip extending to the sealing side O contacting the tapered surface 22 of the rod guide 21. 21 prevents leakage of the outer diameter side of the seal body 2 to which the sealing device 1 is fixed.
[0031]
The main lip 7, the dust lip 8, and the fixed seal portion 4 are integrally formed around the metal ring 5 by a rubber-like elastic body that travels on the surface of the metal ring 5.
[0032]
In the present embodiment, by bending the inner diameter end portion 6 to which the root of the main lip 7 of the metal ring 5 is attached to the sealing side O, the root is formed so that the metal ring 5 enters the root of the main lip 7. The amount of rubber-like elastic body is reduced. For this reason, even if the rod 31 reciprocates, the main lip 7 contacting the rod 31 does not change its shape, and the shape of the main lip 7 changes so that the root of the main lip 7 is greatly increased on the anti-sealing side A. It can be prevented from protruding.
[0033]
Further, the corner on the sealing side O of the bent inner diameter end 6 of the metal ring 5 is cut off and rounded, and the base mounting portion of the main lip 7 is located at the rounded portion R1, so that the main lip by the reciprocating movement of the rod 31 is located. The stress on the root of 7 is not concentrated locally on the metal ring 5 but dispersed throughout, so that the stress on the root of the main lip 7 can be relaxed and the pressure resistance can be improved.
[0034]
【Example】
Specific examples will be described below. In the following embodiments, only the bent end of the metal ring, which is a characteristic part of the sealing device, will be described in detail. Since others have been described in the above embodiment, description thereof will be omitted in the following examples.
[0035]
(First embodiment)
FIG. 2 shows a bent end portion of the metal ring according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG.
[0036]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the end E1 facing the rounded rod of the metal ring 5 which is rounded by cutting off the corner on the sealing side O of the bent inner diameter end 6 is bent, and the inner diameter end of the metal ring is bent. If not, the corner position on the sealing side O was adjusted. That is, the R1 part which rounded off the corner | angular part in the part which protruded to the sealing side O by bending with respect to the metal ring in the case of not bending the inner diameter end part shown with a broken line was formed.
[0037]
In this embodiment, the rise of the root facing the rod 31 of the main lip 7 can be formed in the same manner as when the inner diameter end 6 of the metal ring 5 is not bent, and around the R1 portion of the main lip 7 (particularly R1 It is possible to prevent the amount of the elastic body on the end E1 side) from increasing, and to suppress the protrusion of the main lip 7 even if the rod 31 reciprocates.
[0038]
(Second embodiment)
FIG. 3 shows the bent end of the metal ring according to the second embodiment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG.
[0039]
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the end E2 facing the rounded rod of the metal ring 5 facing the arcuate side of the sealed side O of the bent inner diameter end 6 is bent, and the inner diameter end of the metal ring is bent. If not, the corner of the sealing side O was cut and rounded (R2 as in the conventional case), and the end position facing the arc rod was set. That is, it is rounded when the end of the rounded portion (R1 portion) is not bent when it is bent from the portion protruding to the sealing side O by bending the metal ring when the inner diameter end portion as shown by the broken line is not bent. It was formed to be the same as the end of the part (R2 part).
[0040]
The position of the rounding end E2 was set to a position within 0.5 mm not exceeding 0.5 mm from the sealed side face to the anti-sealed side A when the inner diameter end 6 of the metal ring 5 was not bent.
[0041]
In this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the pressure resistance can be improved without causing problems.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a half sectional view showing a sealing device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a bent inner diameter end portion of the metal ring of the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a bent inner diameter end portion of a metal ring of a second embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a half cross-sectional view showing a prior art sealing device.
FIG. 5 is a half cross-sectional view showing a prior art sealing device.
FIG. 6 is a half sectional view showing a conventional sealing device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sealing device 2 Seal main body 3 Seal lip part 4 Fixed seal part 5 Metal ring 6 Inner diameter end part 7 Main lip 8 Dustrip 11 Outer cylinder 12 Terminal 13 Protrusion 21 Rod guide 22 Tapered surface 31 Rod

Claims (3)

It seals the annular gap between two members that are assembled concentrically and relatively freely movable,
An annular member fixed to one of the two members;
An elastic main lip that extends from the annular member to the sealing member and to the other member of the two members and slidably contacts the other member;
An elastic body duster strip extending from the annular member to the other side and slidably sealingly contacts the other member;
With
The said annular member bent the said other member side edge part to which the base of the said main lip was attached to the sealing side, and provided the R part in the said bent edge part. The end facing the other member of the arc of the R portion of the bent end portion is matched with the position of the corner on the sealing side when the other member side end portion of the annular member is not bent. The sealing device according to claim 1. The end of the bent portion facing the other member of the arc of the R portion of the circular member when the other member side end of the annular member is not bent is rounded by rounding off the corner on the sealing side. The sealing device according to claim 1, wherein the sealing device is adjusted to a position of a terminal end facing the other member.

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