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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Peter Francis Crudgington, Freshford, GB;
Aaron Bowsher, Devizes, GB;
Inventors:
Peter Francis Crudgington, Freshford, GB;
Aaron Bowsher, Devizes, GB;
Assignee:
Cross Manufacturing Company (1938) Limited, Avon, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/44 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F16J 15/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/001 (2013.01); F05D 2240/56 (2013.01); F16J 15/3288 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brush seal including a bristle pack mounted in a holder, and having a free end for sealing with a member, a front plate for lying on a high pressure side of the seal and extending part way along the length of the bristle pack to a free end being spaced from the bristle pack characterised in that the front plate is formed for or carries a formation for reducing the influence of swirling fluid on the high pressure side on the bristle pack.