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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Nicholas Page, Ladson, SC (US);
Tyler Emerson Berkey, Charleston, SC (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A seal assembly configured to seal against a surface of a seal depressor includes a body member configured to elastically deform in at least a first direction of motion from an original state into a compressed state in response to experiencing a load. The body member exerts a sealing pressure against the surface of the seal depressor when in the compressed state. The seal assembly also includes one or more shape memory stiffening members constructed from a shape memory material having a high energy state and a low energy state. The one or more shape memory stiffening members are oriented perpendicular to the first direction of motion of the seal assembly and configured to stiffen the body member of the seal assembly when the shape memory material is in the high energy state.