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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2016
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Christopher J. Peters, West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/52 (2006.01); F04D 29/16 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/44 (2006.01); F01D 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/025 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 9/02 (2013.01); F04D 29/164 (2013.01); F04D 29/526 (2013.01); F16J 15/442 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a seal comprising: a shoe, and at least two beams coupled to the shoe, where a first width associated with the beams exceeds a second width associated with the shoe in a reference direction. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to an engine comprising: a compressor section, a turbine section, and a floating, non-contact seal that includes: a shoe, and at least two beams coupled to the shoe, where the beams extend past an edge of a flowpath surface associated with the shoe in a reference direction.