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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary F Chaplin, Vernon, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J / ; F16J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
277 26 ; 2771675 ; 277169 ; 2772 / ; 414113 ;
Abstract
A flanged joint 20 having a seal ring 38 is disclosed. The flanged joint includes two cylindrical case structures 24,26. The seal ring is disposed in a groove 40 formed between two outwardly convergent sidewalls 32,34. The seal ring has a wedge-shaped cross section 48 and may operate with a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than the adjacent case structure or at a higher temperature than the adjacent case structure.