Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wax-motor with high cycle life
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Application No.: US14786232Application Date: 2014-03-27
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Publication No.: US10247175B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Randy S. McDonald , Brian A. Stelloh
- Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
- Applicant Address: US IL Glenview
- Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Current Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Glenview
- Agency: Boyle Fredrickson, SC
- International Application: PCT/US2014/032070 WO 20140327
- International Announcement: WO2014/178969 WO 20141106
- Main IPC: F03G7/06
- IPC: F03G7/06 ; F16J15/18

Abstract:
A seal assembly for a wax motor or the like provides an elastomeric seal, fitting against an actuator shaft that may slide through the elastomeric seal, where the elastomeric seal has mold flash regions that are displaced from the contact area between the shaft and the elastomeric seal significantly increasing elastomeric seal life.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160069330A1 WAX-MOTOR WITH HIGH CYCLE LIFE Public/Granted day:2016-03-10
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