Seal carrier with rolling element guide rail contact
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorBrady L. Walker
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Abstract
An assembly is provided for rotational equipment. This assembly includes a guide rail, a seal carrier, a seal element and a seal land. The seal carrier is mated with and is configured to translate along the guide rail. The seal carrier includes a rolling element configured to engage and roll against the guide rail as the seal carrier translates along the guide rail. The seal element is mounted to the seal carrier. The seal land is configured to rotate about an axis. The seal element is configured to sealingly engage the seal land.
Claims20
An assembly for rotational equipment, comprising:
- a guide rail;
- a seal carrier mated with and configured to translate along the guide rail, the seal carrier comprising a rolling element configured to engage and roll against the guide rail as the seal carrier translates along the guide rail;
- a seal element mounted to the seal carrier;
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- a seal land configured to rotate about an axis, the seal element configured to sealingly engage the seal land.
An assembly for rotational equipment, comprising:
- a guide rail;
- a seal carrier extending circumferentially about an axis, the seal carrier comprising a rolling element bearing, the seal carrier mated with the guide rail through the rolling element bearing, and the seal carrier configured to translate axially along the guide rail;
- a seal element extending circumferentially about the axis, the seal element mounted to the seal carrier;
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- a seal land extending circumferentially about and configured to rotate about the axis, the seal element configured to axially engage the seal land.
An assembly for rotational equipment, comprising:
- a seal carrier extending circumferentially around an axis, the seal carrier including a receptacle, a plurality of slots, a base, a flange, a plurality of mounts and a plurality of rolling elements;
- the receptacle extending axially into the base;
- the plurality of slots arranged circumferentially about the axis, each of the plurality of slots extending axially through the flange;
- the flange projecting radially out from the base in a direction away from the axis;
- each of the plurality of mounts fixed to the flange and rotatably supporting a respective one of the plurality of rolling elements;
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- each of the plurality of rolling elements projecting partially laterally into a respective one of the plurality of slots;
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- a seal element extending circumferentially around the axis, the seal element seated in the receptacle and fixed to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.