Patent · US Expired

Brush seal

US6231047A · kind A · utility

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24Claims
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Filing dateMay 29, 1998
Grant dateMay 15, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16J15/3288
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A brush seal includes a retainer and a multiplicity of single bristles each bristle having a fixed end and a free sealing end, the fixed ends being individually attached in a continuous arrangement at the same angle to the retainer, the bristles having a uniform pack density throughout the extent of the bristles from the fixed to the sealing end.

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