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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1980
Hiroshi Kodama, Hiroshima, JP;
Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An apex seal structure of two-piece construction including a main or sealing piece and an under or support piece which are disposed in a sealing groove in a rotor apex portion with a superposed relationship with each other. The main piece has a bottom surface which is in engagement with the top surface of the under piece, the bottom surface of the main piece being perpendicular to the side surfaces thereof, and the top surface of the under piece to the side surfaces thereof. In order to prevent inclination of the main piece in the sealing groove, the gap between the main piece and the sealing groove is decreased. For the purpose of avoiding any delay of induction of gas pressure behind the pieces, the width of the under piece is decreased with respect to that of the main piece so that an adequate gap is provided between the under piece and the sealing groove.