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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 04, 2013
Applicant:

United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Masayoshi Sonokawa, West Hartford, CT (US);

Russell B. Witlicki, Wethersfield, CT (US);

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/34 (2006.01); F02C 7/28 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/003 (2013.01); F02C 7/28 (2013.01); F16J 15/3464 (2013.01); F16J 15/3472 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01); F16J 15/3436 (2013.01); F16J 15/3452 (2013.01);
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.


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