Do most seals use a garter spring?
Do most seals use a garter spring?
Most garter springs are used for oil seals and shaft seals. Since they are able to withstand forces from all directions, garter springs are effective at handling changes in volume, pressure, temperature, and viscosity.
What is the purpose of the garter spring on a lip seal?
Garter Spring: A helically coiled wire spring with its ends connected. It is used in tension for maintaining a radial sealing force between the sealing element of a radial lip seal and a shaft.
When would you use a dual lip seal?
Double seals provide a level of safety/zero emissions compliance not possible with single seals. This is essential when pumping or mixing a dangerous or toxic substance. These seals are increasingly used by companies to meet specific environmental goals or emissions requirements.
What is a garter seal?
The main use for garter springs or oil seal springs is to create a seal to maintain pressure within a cylinder. The garter spring or oils seal spring will compensate for changes in pressure and temperature within the object. They can also be used in electrical applications and motor belts.
How do you pick a spring?
When designing and manufacturing a spring, it’s important to consider both the inner and the outer diameter of the spring, its free length and its solid height. You also want to consider the spring materials, as that will influence the size of your spring as well.
When installing a lip type seal the lip must?
The sealing lip should face the lubricant that requires sealing. The second lip on a double lip oil seal is intended as a dust lip. The seal must be installed at a 90°, or perpendicularly, to both the shaft and housing bore.
What is a garter spring?
Definition: Garter springs are basically extension springs whose ends are connected to make a garter belt that will exert force from its inner diameter. Garter springs are regularly used as oil seals or seals in general. They are meant to stabilize the object they’re installed over in changes of temperature or pressure.
What is the difference between compression and Extension garter springs?
Compression garter springs exert outward radial forces, while extension garter springs exert inward radial forces. The manufacturing process is similar to the creation of regular coiled springs, but by also joining the ends together. Similar to most springs, garter springs are typically manufactured with either carbon steel or stainless steel wire.
Why choose Stanley spring & stamping?
Stanley Spring offers custom fabricated garter springs that will meet any need you may have. For over 75 years, Stanley Spring & Stamping has been your single-source solution for all of your garter spring manufacturing, design, and production needs. Since the mid-1940’s we have produced the best quality springs and metal parts found anywhere.
