LaminarSealingRetainingRings ASmalleyLaminarSealRetainingRingisametalliclabyrinthsealconsistingofmultipleringsinagroove.Thisarrangementoftheringsandthespecificorientationoftheringsaredictatedbytheapplicationandtheseverityoftheenvironment. Sealsassemblycomponentsfromcontamination Numerousconfigurationsavailable Producedfrommetal;notrubber,neoprene,orothernon-metallicmaterials Abletowithstandhightemperaturesandcorrosiveenvironments LaminarConfigurationYHDKSeries,(2double-turnsnapringsclinginthehousing 1double-turnsnapringclingstotheshaft)ApplicationPulleyIdlerTheretainingringsetdesignedinthisapplicationextendsthelifeoftheballbearingbykeepingcontaminantsfrompenetratingtheprecisionbearingsurfaces.Whentheshaftrotatesonlythegrooveringrotateswhilethehousingringsremainstationary.EnvironmentHighcontamination;450°Fmaximumoperatingtemperature;1250RPMmaximum LaminarConfigurationQSDSeriesconfigurationconsistsoftwodouble-turnringsthatclingtoashaft.Whenanenvironmenthasexcesscontaminationoranapplicationrequiresadditionalprotection,LaminarRingsmaybeusedincombinationtoformanadditionalseal.Thisapplicationdoubles-uptheQDSringarrangementbyincorporatingasecondsetofringsinasecondarygroove.Tofurtherthesealingeffect,thisconnectorhasathirdringinstalledthatcreatesanadditionallabyrinth.ApplicationConnectorThesealarrangementinthisassemblyhasbeencustomdesignedforoptimumprotectionagainstcontamination.Gasesbuilduppressureinacentercavity,protectedonbothendsfromcontaminantsentering.Assurancehasbeenbuiltinthedesignsogasesarecleanastheyenterandexitthecentercavity.