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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1998
Steven William Jones, Delanson, NY (US);
Luis Alberto Estrada, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Blake Weldon Wilson, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A seal ring assembly for a generator includes an upper seal casing having a first radially inwardly directed channel for supporting at least one seal segment therein, the upper seal casing having a removable cap forming one side of the inwardly directed channel, and a lower seal casing having a second radially inwardly directed channel for supporting at least another seal segment. The first and second channels and the segments are adapted to be joined about a generator shaft to form a substantially 360.degree. seal, and the upper and lower seal segments in the upper and lower seal casings, respectively, are secured together at an interface therebetween.