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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Elias H. Lampes, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/548 ; F01D 2/526 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/548 ; F01D 2/526 ;
Abstract
A seal includes first and second axially opposite loops integrally joined together by a coextensive web in a collective ring having a circumferential split. The two loops are arcuate in section, with radially outer and inner sealing lands. And, the web is disposed radially between the outer and inner lands. The loops are disposed in corresponding grooves of adjoining members for effecting a seal therebetween and accommodating differential radial and axial thermal movement.