Contactless labyrinth seal obtained by additive manufacturing
AssigneeSafran Transmission Systems
InventorsLionel Bauduin, Julien Viel
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AssigneeSafran Transmission Systems
InventorsLionel Bauduin, Julien Viel
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A contactless seal intended for being fitted in a wall and a shaft passing through an opening of the wall, the seal comprising a rotary member intended for being supported by the shaft and a stationary member intended for being supported by the opening, the stationary member being inserted around the rotary member while being rotatably movable relative to same, the rotary member having an outer surface provided with at least one circumferential rib and the stationary member having an inner surface provided with at least one groove, or vice-versa. Each rib is partially inserted into a corresponding groove in order to form a labyrinthine leak path. The rotary member and the stationary member are each made up of a single part, and the rotary member and/or the stationary member are obtained by additive manufacturing.
Contactless seal (1) for a rotating shaft (2) passing through an opening (3) of a wall (4), this seal (1) comprising a rotating member (6) intended to be carried by the shaft (2) and a fixed member (7) intended to be carried by the opening (3) of the wall, the rotating member (6) being slotted into the fixed member (7) while being mobile in rotation with respect to it, the rotating member (6) having an outer face (8) provided with at least one circumferential ridge (9a-9c) and the fixed member having an inner face (12) provided with at least one recess (14a-14c) or vice versa, each ridge (9a-9c) being partially engaged in a corresponding recess (14a-14c) such that the inner face (12) of the fixed member (7) and the outer face (8) of the rotating member (6) jointly delimit a labyrinthine leak route (16), characterised in that the rotating member (6) and the fixed member (7) are each formed from one single part, and in that the rotating member (6) and/or the fixed member (7) is obtained by additive manufacturing.
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