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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
General Electric Company, Schnectady, NY (US);
Kyle Robert Snow, Loveland, OH (US);
Daniel Scott Tomasic, West Chester, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A seal assembly for use between an inner shaft and an outer shaft rotatable about a common axis within a turbine engine includes a pair of end rings and a plurality of seal elements coupled between the pair of end rings. Each end ring includes a flange extending in an axial direction, and each seal element includes a pair of shoulders extending in opposing axial directions. The seal assembly also includes a pair of retaining rings. Each retaining ring is positioned between one shoulder of the pair of shoulders and a corresponding one end ring flange of the pair of end ring flanges.