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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2018
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Deepak Trivedi, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Rahul Anil Bidkar, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Xiaoqing Zheng, Schenectady, NY (US);
Christopher Edward Wolfe, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F16J 15/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/003 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 25/183 (2013.01); F16J 15/3488 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
The subject matter described herein relate to a segmented piston seal system. The segmented piston seal includes a first semi-circular section (FSCS) that includes a first locking structure at opposite ends of the FSCS. The segmented piston seal includes a second semi-circular section (SSCS) that includes a second locking structure at opposite ends of the SSCS. The first and second locking structures are configured to lock the FSCS and the SSCS together to form a piston seal.