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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2011
Daniel Jackson Dillard, Greenville, SC (US);
Gregory Thomas Foster, Greer, SC (US);
Niranjan Gokuldas Pai, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Daniel Jackson Dillard, Greenville, SC (US);
Gregory Thomas Foster, Greer, SC (US);
Niranjan Gokuldas Pai, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A seal carrier for a seal used between rotating and non-rotating components includes an arcuate sheet metal seal carrier body formed to include a stepped, conical configuration wherein an inner diameter at a forward end is larger than the diameter at an aft end, with plural stepped sections defined by alternating radial and axial portions between the forward end and the aft end. Each axial portion is adapted to carry a seal element, preferably a honeycomb seal. Mounting flanges are provided at the forward end and the aft end of the arcuate sheet metal seal carrier body to enable attachment to the non-rotating component.