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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2013
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Masayoshi Sonokawa, West Hartford, CT (US);
Russell B. Witlicki, Wethersfield, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A seal assembly is provided that extends along an axial centerline. The seal assembly includes a seal support, a seal housing, a plurality of torque pins and a plurality of stopper collars. The seal housing includes a plurality of slots arranged circumferentially around the centerline. The slots extend axially through the seal housing, and one or more of the slots has a lateral slot width. The torque pins are connected to the seal support. Each of the torque pins respectively extends axially through a uniquely associated one of the slots to a distal pin end. Each of the stopper collars is uniquely associated with and connected to a respective one of the torque pins at the pin end. One or more of the stopper collars has a lateral collar width that is less than the slot width.