Ring seal assembly

An assembly comprising relatively rotating vibrating parts and a sealing ring for sealing between the parts, the sealing ring having a plurality of sealing lands, the shape and configuration of the lands being selected so that frequencies of natural resonant vibration of at least one of the ring or lands is not a frequency of vibration applied to the ring in use, the sealing ring having both outwardly-directed lands and inwardly-directed lands, the sealing ring having more lands in one direction than the other, a greater number of lands being directed outwardly so that the sealing ring rotates with the rotating part.

An assembly comprising relatively rotating vibrating parts and a sealing ring for sealing between the parts, the sealing ring having a plurality of sealing lands, the shape and configuration of the lands being selected so that frequencies of natural resonant vibration of at least one of the ring or lands is not a frequency of vibration applied to the ring in use, the sealing ring having both outwardly-directed lands and inwardly-directed lands, the outwardly-directed sealing lands comprising at least one central land flanked by outer lands, the at least one central land having reduced height compared to the outer lands.

An aircraft propeller assembly comprising a hub including a plurality of sockets and propeller blades fittable therein, each blade being rotatable within and vibrating relative to its socket in use, and a sealing ring being, fitted between each blade and its respective socket, at least one sealing ring having a plurality of sealing lands which extend circumferentially and continuously around the sealing ring, the shape and configuration of the lands being selected so that frequencies of natural resonance vibration of at least one of the ring or the lands is not a frequency of vibration applied to the ring in use.

An aircraft propeller assembly comprising a hub including a plurality of sockets and propeller blades fittable therein, each blade being rotatable within and vibrating relative to its socket in use, and a sealing ring being fitted between each blade and its respective socket, at least on sealing ring having a plurality of sealing lands, the shape and configuration of the lands being selected so that frequencies of natural resonant vibration of at least one of the ring or lands is not a frequency of vibration applied to the ring in use, said at least one sealing ring having both outwardly-directed lands and inwardly-directed lands, the outwardly-directed lands comprising at least one central land flanked by outer lands, the at least one central land having reduced height compared to the outer lands.