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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2022
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dale Szul, West Chester, OH (US);
Donald M. Corsmeier, West Chester, OH (US);
Bernard J. Renggli, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Andrew Keppeler, Mason, OH (US);
Steven Kirgiss, Fairfield, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to sealing a dynamic gap between a moveable flap and a sidewall. The apparatus may be a seal assembly that includes a spring body, a clip coupled to a distal end of the spring body, and a wear shoe coupled to the clip. The spring body includes a flap arm adjacent the flap and a wall arm adjacent the sidewall. The flap arm and the wall arm bias away from one another when under compression in the gap. A distal end of the wall arm includes a first knuckle and a second knuckle that are pivotally coupled to the clip to create a hinge feature. The wear shoe is pivotally coupled to the clip to create another hinge feature. A distal end of the flap arm includes a skirt that is received by the clip seal an interior space of the spring body.