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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Ralph Cairo, Greer, SC (US);
Kevin Leon Bruce, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/3092 (2013.01); F01D 11/006 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6033 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dovetail attachment seal for a turbomachine includes an outer seal member having a first end that extends to a second end through an intermediate portion, and at least one articulating element encapsulated, at least in part, by the outer seal member at one of the first and second ends. The at least one articulating element is slidingly disposed within the outer seal member.