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US 2025/0277631 A1Published application
Sealing arrangements for rotary adsorption machines
AssigneeHowden Group Limited
InventorsBrijeshkumar Patel, Ryan Mochar, Gwyn Ashby, Joanne Moore, Dougal Hogg
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Abstract
A rotary machine includes a rotor that is configured to rotate, a housing that encloses the rotor, and an elastomeric member that is attached to the housing. The housing includes a plate extending along the rotor, and the elastomeric member extends from the plate to form a seal with the rotor.
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A rotary machine, comprising:
- a rotor comprising a plurality of plates defining openings therebetween, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate to move the plurality of plates;
- a housing enclosing the rotor;
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- an elastomeric member attached to a surface of the housing, wherein the elastomeric member extends from the surface of the housing toward the rotor and is curved to form a convex shape with an apex configured to intermittently and sequentially engage with the plurality of plates to form a seal with the rotor during rotation of the rotor.
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A sealing arrangement for a rotary machine, the sealing arrangement comprising:
- a housing segment extending along a rotor of the rotary machine, the rotor comprising a plurality of radial plates, and the rotor being configured to rotate the plurality of radial plates;
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- an elastomeric member comprising side ends configured to attach to opposite walls of the housing segment to capture the housing segment between the side ends, wherein the elastomeric member extends from the housing segment toward the rotor to intermittently and sequentially engage with the plurality of radial plates of the rotor as the rotor rotates the plurality of radial plates.
A rotary machine, comprising:
- a rotor comprising a plurality of radial plates, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate to move the plurality of radial plates;
- a housing enclosing the rotor, wherein the housing comprises a segment extending along the rotor;
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- an elastomeric member attached to the plate of the housing, wherein the elastomeric member extends from the segment to sealingly engage with the rotor and form a gap between the elastomeric member and the segment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.