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US 8,985,941 B2Granted
Fireseal
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsHarold G. Mayes, Andrew J. Mullender, Graeme C. Hunt, Paul R. Adlington
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Abstract
An elongate fireseal having two ends joined by a longitudinal axis. The fireseal comprises at least two portions having D-shaped cross section and adjacent portions share a common dividing wall. Each end of the fireseal is configured to interlock with a complementary opposite end of the same or a further fireseal.
Claims17
An elongate fireseal suitable for a gas turbine engine and having two ends joined by a longitudinal axis, the fireseal comprising at least two portions each having a D-shaped cross section, adjacent D-shaped portions sharing a common dividing wall, wherein:
- a first end of a first D-shaped portion is longitudinally offset from a first end of a second D-shaped portion,
- the first end of the first D-shaped portion and the first end of the second D-shaped portion are configured to interlock with a complementary opposite end of the same or a further fireseal, and
- two of the at least two D-shaped portions are joined such that the fireseal is B-shaped in cross section.
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