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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Andrew V. Schwendenmann, Hampden, MA (US);
Armando Amador, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Joseph B. Phelps, Vernon, CT (US);
Sean McCutchan, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/34 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/3468 (2013.01); F01D 11/003 (2013.01); F01D 25/183 (2013.01); F16J 15/3452 (2013.01); F16J 15/3492 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
A face seal assembly includes a seal carrier, a seal element supported by the seal carrier, a rotating seal plate interactive with the seal element to define a face seal, and a seal arrester configured to engage the seal carrier at a predetermined amount of wear of the seal element to stop wear of the seal element.