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US 10,240,472 B2Granted
Brush seal for a turbomachine
AssigneeMTU Aero Engines AG
InventorFrank Stiehler
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Abstract
A brush seal for a turbomachine includes a support that has a recess, in which a spring element is clamped axially, which fastens a brush element, where the spring element is axially locked at an undercut in the recess.
Claims12
A brush seal for a turbomachine, comprising:
- a carrier that has a recess in which a spring element is axially braced that immobilizes a brush element, the spring element being axially latched against an undercut in the recess,
- wherein the spring element comprises
- a first leg having a first end and a second end,
- a second leg having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second leg is interconnected with said second end of said first leg,
- a third leg having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the third leg is interconnected with said second end of said second leg, and
- a fourth leg having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the fourth leg is interconnected with said second end of said third leg;
- the brush element being clamped between the first and second legs, wherein the fourth leg braces against the undercut.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.