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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfons Gail, Friedberg, DE;
Klemens Werner, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
MTU Aero Engines GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 1/516 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a brush seal for sealing a rotor against a stator. A brush housing is provided for fastening brushes whose free ends are directed towards the stator or rotor. The brush housing is held on the rotor or stator and has a support plate. In the brush seal the free ends of the brushes are provided with a slide-ring to improve the sealing effect and reduce the wear.