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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2018
Applicant:

Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Inventors:

Daniel L. Fadgen, Indianapolis, IN (US);

John Munson, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Assignee:

Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/26 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01); F16J 15/3264 (2016.01); F16J 15/34 (2006.01); F16J 15/44 (2006.01); F16J 15/3284 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/26 (2013.01); F01D 25/183 (2013.01); F16J 15/3264 (2013.01); F16J 15/3284 (2013.01); F16J 15/3464 (2013.01); F16J 15/3496 (2013.01); F16J 15/441 (2013.01);
Abstract

A seal assembly is disclosed for sealing a high pressure fluid cavity from a low pressure fluid cavity. The cavities are at least partially disposed between a rotatable shaft and a sump housing. The seal assembly comprises a circumferential runner and a seal ring. The circumferential runner is carried by the shaft and has a radially outward facing seal surface extending axially along the shaft. The seal ring is sealing engaged with the sump housing and has a radially inward facing seal surface that sealingly engages the radially outward facing seal surface of the runner. The runner and the seal ring are formed from materials having coefficients of thermal expansion that are matched to effect sealing engagement between the runner and the seal ring over a predetermined range of operating temperatures.


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