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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Todd A. Davis, Tolland, CT (US);
Dale C. Humphries, Southington, CT (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/76 (2013.01); F16C 2360/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a bearing compartment, a seal runner, a seal configured to cooperate with the seal runner to seal the bearing compartment, and a catcher in contact with the seal runner to minimize deflection of the seal runner. A method is also disclosed.