Traditional seals in spray guns (particularly airless spray guns) have been of the type where the rod travels into and out of the fluid being sealed. This often results in fluid drying on the rod with the dried fluid abrading the seal resulting in premature seal failure and leakage.
The seal of the instant invention is tubular in form and molded from an elastomer. In the preferred embodiment, the seal is actually molded in two parts—inner and outer cylindrical tubes which are slip fit together. In the preferred embodiment, the outer tube is formed from a fluoroelastomer such as those sold under the trademark VITON while the inner tube is molded from a polyethylene elastomer. The seal is placed in compression between two generally parallel surfaces so as to seal out the fluid (such as paint) from the rod. As the trigger is pulled and the rod moved rearward (relative to the front/spraying end of the gun), the seal bulges to accommodate the travel.
These and other objects and advantages of the invention will appear more fully from the following description made in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views.
The seal of 10 the instant invention is tubular in form and molded from an elastomer. The needle assembly 16 is located in spray gun 20. In the preferred embodiment, the seal 10 is actually molded in two parts—inner 10a and outer 10b cylindrical tubes which are slip fit together. In the preferred embodiment, the outer tube 10b is formed from a fluoroelastomer such as those sold under the trademark VITON while the inner tube 10a is molded from a polyethylene elastomer.
The seal 10 is placed in compression between two generally parallel surfaces 12 so as to seal out the fluid (such as paint) from the rod 14. As the trigger 16 is pulled and the rod 14 moved rearward (relative to the front/spraying end 18 of the gun 20), the seal 10 bulges to accommodate the travel as shown in
It is contemplated that various changes and modifications may be made to the seal assembly without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Application Ser. No. 60/943,951, filed on Jun. 14, 2007, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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