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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2008
Ronald James Chila, Greer, SC (US);
Kevin Weston Mcmahan, Greer, SC (US);
Timur Repikov, Moscow, RU;
Ronald James Chila, Greer, SC (US);
Kevin Weston McMahan, Greer, SC (US);
Timur Repikov, Moscow, RU;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A turbine includes a static member, a moveable member fluidly connected to the static member, and a flexible seal. The flexible seal includes a spring component having a base section mounted to one of the static member and the moveable member of the turbine and a plurality of biasing members. Each of the plurality of biasing members includes a first portion extending from the base section and a cantilevered portion. The flexible seal further includes a seal component provided on the cantilevered portion of each of the plurality of biasing members. The seal component is biased into contact with the other of the static member and the moveable member.