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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2013
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Conway Chuong, Manchester, CT (US);
Matthew Budnick, Hudson, NH (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A gas turbine engine assembly includes a second module connected axially to a first module along a joint, and an annular cavity defined between the first module and the second module. The seal assembly is disposed proximate the cavity, and includes a seal support ring, a first finger seal, and a second finger seal. The support ring has a backing portion secured to a radial wall of to the first module, and a first seal land extending axially into the cavity away from the first module. The first finger seal has a free end adapted to contact an inner side of the first seal land. The second finger seal is adapted to seal a radially outer portion of the annular cavity.