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Device for maintaining joints with sealing leaves

US7037071B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by
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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 18, 2002
Grant dateMay 2, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a device for holding strip sealing gaskets on a turbomachine nozzle, the nozzle being constituted by a plurality of sectors having guide vanes which extend between inner and outer platforms elements, at least one of said platform elements having a sealing strip (30) disposed radially in a space between said platform element and an adjacent structural element in order to provide fluid tightness between said elements, the corresponding strips of two adjacent sectors touching, and their joint being covered by a joint cover (31) disposed between said strips, and by a holding member for holding said strips in the sealing position.

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