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US 7,644,928 B2Granted
Brush seal
AssigneeMTU Aero Engines AG
InventorsStefan Beichl, Alfons Gail, Thomas Huppertz
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Abstract
A brush seal has a bristle housing formed by a cover element and a support element. A plurality of bristles, which are wound around a core element and secured to the core element by a clamping element are positioned in the bristle housing. At least one of the support element and the cover element of the bristle housing are made of plastic.
Claims4
A brush seal for providing a non-hermetic seal between a first part and a second part, the brush seal comprising:
- a bristle housing having a cover element and a support element, wherein at least one of the cover element and the support element is made of plastic, a core element, a clamping element, and a plurality of bristles wound around the core element and secured onto the core element using the clamping element and wherein the support element and the cover element are joined together by at least one of an adhesive and a friction lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.