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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2018
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Winston Gregory Smiddy, Saco, ME (US);
Paul M. Lutjen, Kennebunkport, ME (US);
Dominic J. Mongillo, Jr., West Hartford, CT (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a seal having an elongated seal body extending between a seal face that faces toward a gas path and a backside face opposite the seal face, and the seal face extending circumferentially between first and second mate faces. The seal body defines an internal cavity that extends circumferentially from a first opening along the first mate face to a second opening along the second mate face, and the backside face extends between the first and second openings. A shield includes a shield body that spans between the first and second openings such that the backside face is situated between the internal cavity and the shield body.