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US 2010/0072710 A1Published application
Gas Turbine Seal
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsVictor John Morgan, Kevin Thomas McGovern, David Richard Johns
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Abstract
A seal is provided for sealing two adjacent components of a gas turbine engine. The seal has first and second sealing surfaces that operate to seal the adjacent components to create an effective seal therebetween. Additionally, the seal has a first end and a second end, with the second end having a necked down portion, which is configured to internally engage the first end in a sliding, overlapping manner.
Claims10
An annular seal having a dimensional transverse cross-section comprising;
- a first end;
- a second end;
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- a necked down portion formed on said second end and configured to internally engage said first end in overlapping engagement.
1 more element
A seal for sealing two adjacent components of a gas turbine engine comprising;
- an annular seal having a dimensional transverse cross-section;
- a first and a second sealing surface operable to sealingly engage said adjacent components to establish a seal therebetween;
- a first end and a second end, said second end having a necked down portion formed thereon and configured to internally engage said first end in overlapping engagement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.