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Granted Patent B2
US 12,537,368 · App. 18/553,800 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Gas insulation apparatus

Inventors: Makiko Kawada (Tokyo, JP); Yosuke Oyanagi (Tokyo, JP); Shohei Sasayama (Tokyo, JP); Yasumichi Hatanaka (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
H02B13/045F16J13/12F16J15/021
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Patent No.
US 12,537,368
App. No.
18/553,800
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gas insulation apparatus includes: a tank that includes a flange surrounding an opening and in which an insulating gas containing oxygen is enclosed; a lid that covers the opening; a bolt that fixes the lid to the flange; and a sealing member that is sandwiched between the flange and the lid, in which the sealing member includes a first O-ring that surrounds an entire circumference of the opening, and a second O-ring that surrounds the first O-ring, the first O-ring is made of fluorine-based rubber, and the second O-ring is made of ethylene propylene diene-based rubber.

Claims (13)

1 . A gas insulation apparatus, comprising:

a tank that includes a flange surrounding an opening and in which an insulating gas containing oxygen is enclosed;

a lid to cover the opening;

a bolt to fix the lid to the flange; and

a sealing member that is sandwiched between the flange and the lid, wherein

the sealing member includes a first sealing member that surrounds an entire circumference of the opening, and a second sealing member that surrounds the first sealing member,

the insulating gas is enclosed in the tank at a pressure higher in oxygen partial pressure than atmospheric air,

the first sealing member is made of fluorine-based rubber,

the second sealing member is made of ethylene propylene diene-based rubber, and

at least one of the first sealing member and the second sealing member is an O-ring.

2 . The gas insulation apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a silicone sealant layer that is provided between the flange and the lid, the silicone sealant layer surrounding the second sealing member.

3 . The gas insulation apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the silicone sealant layer is formed in a hole through which the bolt passes in the flange and the lid.

4 . The gas insulation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first sealing member and the second sealing member is a packing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2023
From: KAWADA, MAKIKO; OYANAGI, YOSUKE; SASAYAMA, SHOHEI; HATANAKA, YASUMICHI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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