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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Kevin W. White, Jupiter, FL (US);
Conway Chuong, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); F16J 15/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/005 (2013.01); F01D 25/162 (2013.01); F16J 15/022 (2013.01); F16J 15/0887 (2013.01); F01D 25/246 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/237 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2240/14 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seal system for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The seal system includes a fairing. The seal system also includes a finger seal retention unit attached to the fairing, the finger seal retention unit comprising a channel defining an opening between the fairing and the finger seal retention unit. The seal system also includes a finger seal comprising a tab corresponding to the channel of the finger seal retention unit, the finger seal configured to be removably attached to the finger seal retention unit by inserting the tab into the channel.