Brush seal with fewer parts
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorMark E. Addis
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Abstract
A brush seal for installation in an apparatus having features for securing the brush seal, the brush seal comprising: a side plate; a back plate; and a bristle arrangement secured between the side plate and the back plate. The features of the apparatus act as the side plate and the back plate of the brush seal. A method of installing a brush seal in an apparatus, comprising the steps of: providing an apparatus with features for securing the brush seal thereto; providing a bristle arrangement; and securing the bristle arrangement to the features. The features act as a back plate and a side plate for the bristle arrangement.
Claims17
A brush seal for installation in an apparatus having features for securing said brush seal, the brush seal comprising:
- a side plate;
- a back plate;
- and
- a bristle arrangement secured between said side plate and said back plate;
- wherein said features of said apparatus act as said side plate and said back plate.
A method of installing a brush seal in an apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- providing an apparatus with features for securing said brush seal thereto;
- providing a bristle arrangement;
- and
- securing said bristle arrangement to said features;
- wherein said features act as a back plate and a side plate for said bristle arrangement.
In an apparatus having features for securing a brush seal thereto, wherein the improvement comprises said features acting as a back plate and a side plate of said brush seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.