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Brush seal and method for producing a brush seal

US10100655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MTU Aero Engines AG · DE

Inventors

Christoph Cernay · Bruckmühl, DE
Stephan Prostler · Herrsching am Ammersee, DE
Wolfgang Schmidmayr · Munich, DE
Julian Weber · Munich, DE
Benjamin Grobkurth · Munich, DE
Stefan Beichl · Herrsching am Ammersee, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 18, 2014
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49959
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a brush seal, in particular for the sealing of gaps occurring in turbomachines, including a plurality of individual fibers, individual wires or bundles of individual fibers or wires, wherein, in each case, at least two individual fibers or wires, and/or at least two fiber bundles or wire bundles are braided or twisted into a fiber or wire package. In addition, the invention relates to a method for producing a brush seal.

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