A SEALING SYSTEM, AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT WITH A SEALING SYSTEM, AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SEALING SURFACE

摘要

The invention describes asealing system comprising a rotary sealing surface (3) on a rotary shaft (1) and a rotary shaft lip seal (5), of which the rotary sealing surface has a surface coating layer (9) of a solid lubricant substance. The invention further comprises an industrial robot having several axes of rotation, comprising a manipulator with drive units for rotating robot parts according to the axes of rotation of the robot, and at least one of said drive units having a rotary shaft (1) provided with sucha sealing system. In addition, the invention comprises a method for providing a rotary sealing surface (3) on a rotary shaft (1), comprising coating the intended sealing surface of the rotary shaft with a surface coating layer (9) of a solid lubricant substance.