Back to results
US 9,175,573 B2Granted
Dovetail attachment seal for a turbomachine
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRonald Ralph Cairo, Kevin Leon Bruce
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A dovetail attachment seal for a turbomachine includes an outer seal member having a first end that extends to a second end through an intermediate portion, and at least one articulating element encapsulated, at least in part, by the outer seal member at one of the first and second ends. The at least one articulating element is slidingly disposed within the outer seal member.
Claims20
A dovetail attachment seal for a turbomachine comprising:
- an outer seal member including a first end that extends to a second end through an intermediate portion;
- and
- at least one articulating element encapsulated, at least in part, by the outer seal member at one of the first and second ends, the at least one articulating element is slidingly disposed within the outer seal member.
A turbomachine comprising:
- a compressor portion;
- a combustor assembly including at least one combustor fluidically connected to the compressor portion;
- a turbine portion mechanically linked with the compressor portion and fluidically connected to the compressor portion, the turbine portion including at least one rotating member and a plurality of rotating elements mounted to the at least one rotating member though a dovetail attachment, each dovetail attachment including a dovetail attachment seal comprising:
- an outer seal member including a first end that extends to a second end through an intermediate portion;
- and
- at least one articulating element encapsulated, at least in part, by the outer seal member at one of the first and second ends, the at least one articulating element is slidingly disposed within the outer seal member.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.