Double ring axial sealing design
US11168615B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/36
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A double ring axial seal for a disk and blade; the disk including an array of blade slots at a perimeter of the disk configured to receive a root portion of the blade, the blade includes a platform located between the root portion and an airfoil extending from the platform opposite the root portion, the platform including a receiver with an overhang proximate the root portion and the platform including a hook opposite the receiver proximate the root portion; a disk slot formed on a first side of the disk proximate the array of blade slots; a first axial seal ring coupled with the disk slot and the receiver; the first axial seal ring having a cutout proximate an outer perimeter of the first axial seal ring, the cutout sized to receive the overhang of the blade platform.
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