High temperature seal for a turbine engine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRonald James Chila, Kevin Weston McMahan, Timur Repikov
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Abstract
A turbine includes a static member, a moveable member fluidly connected to the static member, and a flexible seal. The flexible seal includes a spring component having a base section mounted to one of the static member and the moveable member of the turbine and a plurality of biasing members. Each of the plurality of biasing members includes a first portion extending from the base section and a cantilevered portion. The flexible seal further includes a seal component provided on the cantilevered portion of each of the plurality of biasing members. The seal component is biased into contact with the other of the static member and the moveable member.
Claims18
A turbine comprising:
- a static member;
- a moveable member fluidly connected to the static member;
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- a flexible seal including a spring component having a base section and a plurality of biasing members, the spring component is mounted to one of the static member and the moveable member of the turbine, each of the plurality of biasing members having a first portion extending from the base section and a cantilevered portion, and a seal component provided on the cantilevered portion of the plurality of biasing members, the seal component being biased into contact with the other of the static member and the moveable member.
A flexible seal for a turbine comprising:
- a spring component having a base section mounted to one of a static member and a moveable member of the turbine and a plurality of biasing members, each of the plurality of biasing members having a first portion extending from the base section and a cantilevered portion;
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- a seal component provided on the cantilevered portion of the plurality of biasing members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.