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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2017
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Jonathan Logan Miller, Ware, MN (US);
Colin D. Craig, West Hartford, MN (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A carbon ring for a seal assembly in a gas turbine engine includes an outer face extending circumferentially around a center axis of the carbon ring. The carbon ring also includes an inner face extending around the center axis and disposed radially inward from the outer face. A forward face of the carbon ring extends radially between the inner face and the outer face. A rear face of the carbon ring extends radially between the inner face and the outer face and is disposed axially opposite the forward face. At least one tab extends axially from at least one of the forward face and the rear face.