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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2024
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Luis Manuel Torres, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Matthew E. Bintz, West Hartford, CT (US);
Fadi S. Maalouf, East Hampton, CT (US);
Ryan Hamilton Quinn, Berlin, CT (US);
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A turbine engine rotor has a central shaft and a disk stack having a plurality of disks encircling the shaft. A seal has a first member having, in central axial cross-section: a rearwardly-open channel receiving a portion of one of the disks; a sleeve extending rearward from the channel and between the disk and the shaft; and a portion extending radially inward from the sleeve and having a forward surface. The seal has a second member having, in central axial cross-section: a forward-facing surface contacting an aft-facing surface of the shaft; and a rear-facing surface contacting the forward surface of said portion extending radially inward from the sleeve.