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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Christopher Donald Porter, Mauldin, SC (US);
David Edward Schick, Greenville, SC (US);
David Wayne Weber, Simpsonville, SC (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Sealing device for providing seals between adjacent components, and turbomachines utilizing such sealing devices, are provided. A sealing device includes a seal plate insertable between the adjacent components, the seal plate comprising a first face and an opposing second face. The sealing device further includes a plurality of pins extending from one of the first face or the second face, the plurality of pins configured to space the one of the first face or the second face from contact surfaces of the adjacent components.