Spring retainer seal
AssigneeRohr, Inc.
InventorsBryan D. Ritoper, Kushal H. Patel, Jesse E. Turner, Michael Aten
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a system for isolating at least one of a fire zone and a high-pressure zone from at least one of a non-fire zone and a low-pressure zone, comprising a seal and a flexible spring retainer coupled to the seal that is configured to bias the seal. The biasing may be based in terms of a compression of the seal within a predetermined range of compression. A shielding of the seal from the at least one of the fire zone and the high-pressure zone may be provided.
Claims12
A system for isolating at least one of a fire zone and a high-pressure zone from at least one of a non-fire zone and a low-pressure zone, comprising:
- a seal, at least a portion of the seal configured in a shape of a bulb;
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- a flexible spring retainer coupled to the seal that is configured to bias the seal;
- the flexible spring retainer comprising a cantilevered spring element and a retainer element and
- a second portion of the seal positioned between and physically separating the cantilevered spring element from the retainer element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.