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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2008
Applicant:
Mark E. Addis, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Inventor:
Mark E. Addis, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sealing assembly for a turbine engine has a brush configured to provide an air seal between an outer air seal segment and a blade. A support is provided for the brush and is configured for attachment to the outer air seal segment. The support is a flexible planar carrier having a first side and a second side. The brush extends from the first side while the second side is for attachment to the outer air seal segment. The flexible planar carrier has a stiffness less than a stiffness of the outer air seal segment.