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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 04, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Charuhas M. Soman, Bothell, WA (US);
Keith Townsend, Everett, WA (US);
Eric D. Blohm, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard B. Tanner, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark J. Herzberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Ralph E. Hardin, Arlington, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a seal assembly for sealing a gap between a first component and a second component is disclosed. The second component is movable relative to the first component. The seal assembly includes a rub strip and a seal strip. The rub strip includes a seal strip engagement surface having a convex shape. Additionally, the rub strip includes a first component engagement surface that is opposite the seal strip engagement surface and has a concave shape. The seal strip includes a rub strip engagement surface having a convex shape. Furthermore, the seal strip includes a second component engagement surface that is opposite the rub strip engagement surface and has a concave shape. The seal strip engagement surface is harder than the rub strip engagement surface.