Seal having gaps
AssigneeInternational Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorsPhilip D. Keeley, John A. Serio
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Abstract
A sealed flange includes a seal (203 or 901) and a flange (201 or 801). The outer perimeter of a flange (201 or 801) has tabs (303 or 803) interspaced with notches (601 or 805). The outer perimeter of a seal (203 or 901) has spacers (305 or 903) interspersed with gaps (501 or 909). When the seal (203 or 901) is disposed along the outer perimeter of the flange (201 or 801), the tabs (303 or 803) fit in the gaps (501 or 909) of the seal (203 or 901) while the spacers (305 or 903) fit in the notches (601 or 805) of the flange (201 or 801). The outer perimeter of the sealed flange comprises the outermost edges of the tabs (303 or 803) of the flange (201 or 801) and the outmost edges of the spacers (305 or 903) of the seal (203 or 901).
Claims24
An apparatus comprising:
- a flange having an outer perimeter comprised of a plurality of tabs interspaced with a plurality of notches;
- a seal comprised of a plurality of spacers disposed between a first rim and a second rim, wherein the plurality of spacers are intermittently spaced with a plurality of gaps along an outer perimeter of the first rim and along an outer perimeter of the second rim;
- wherein the plurality of spacers are disposed in the plurality of notches when the seal is disposed along the outer perimeter of the flange.
A seal comprising:
- a first rim having an outer perimeter;
- a second rim having an outer perimeter;
- a plurality of spacers disposed between the first rim and the second rim, wherein the plurality of spacers are intermittently spaced with a plurality of gaps along the outer perimeter of the first rim and along the outer perimeter of the second rim.
An apparatus comprising:
- a flange having an outer perimeter comprised of a plurality of tabs interspaced with a plurality of notches,
- wherein a shape of the outermost edge of the plurality of tabs substantially matches at least part of a shape of an inner perimeter of a housing in which the flange is disposable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.