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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Darren M. Smith, Andover, CT (US);
Judith F. Brooks, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Darren M. Smith, Andover, CT (US);
Judith F. Brooks, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/02 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F03B 11/00 (2006.01); F03D 11/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/08 (2006.01); F16J 15/00 (2006.01); F01D 17/14 (2006.01); F01D 25/14 (2006.01); F02C 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 17/143 (2013.01); F01D 25/14 (2013.01); F02C 7/18 (2013.01); Y02T 50/675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seal assembly for a fan duct metering valve disposed within a casing of a gas turbine engine includes a tab for extending through an opening in the casing and attaching to the valve, a carrier for extending into the opening and engaging the valve such that fluid does not leak between the valve and the carrier.