Device and method for attaching seal elements
AssigneeMTU Aero Engines AG
InventorJulian Weber
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Abstract
A device for attaching seal elements in a recess, particularly in an installation groove designed in a flow machine, is disclosed. At least one fixing body is arranged between a seal carrier element and a clamping body assigned to the seal carrier element, where the fixing body is integrally connected to the seal carrier element and the clamping body by bar-like connections that can be detached when subjected to a force. In addition, at least one plastic deformable structure is designed on the fixing body. An attachment method as well as a production method for the device is also disclosed.
Claims11
A device for attaching a seal element in a recess of a machine, comprising:
- a seal carrier element;
- a clamping body;
- and
- a fixing body that is disposed between the seal carrier element and the clamping body,
- wherein the fixing body is connected integrally to the seal carrier element and the clamping body by bar-like connections that are detachable when subjected to a force;
- and
- wherein when disengaging the bar-like connections between the fixing body, the seal carrier element, and the clamping body, a force-fit results between the fixing body, the seal carrier element, the clamping body, and side walls of the recess of the machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.