US4600202A
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Flexible brush-type seal with layered moving sealing surface
Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
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Filing: 1985-08-08
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Granted: 1986-07-15
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Expires: 2005-08-08
Abstract
Abstract A brush-type seal between machine components in relative motion one with respect to the other, of which at least one member rotates, in which the strands or bristles consist of composite fibers designed for good thermal conductivity in at least portions of their surface and at least the core has flexible, elastic properties. The plurality of bristles are made of combinations of glass and metal or ceramic or plastic materials and various manufacturing processes and arrangements may be used. The fibers are densely combined, massed, bundled or associated otherwise, preferably radially retained or arranged to advantage in annular brushes. The brush seals such as fluid seals are arranged in a particular application on the stator or rotor of a machine, preferably a turbomachine. This brush-type seal is applicable to seal two chambers under different pressure.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur Schaeffler
- 👤 Klemens Werner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:29
CPC Classifications
A; A46; A46D; A46D1/00; A46D1/02; A46D1/023; F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/16; F16J15/32; F16J15/324; F16J15/3284; F16J15/3288; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S277/00; Y10S277/935; Y10S277/939; Y10S277/943
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A brush-type seal for at least two machine components relatively movable to each other and at least one of which is rotatable, the brush-type seal comprising a plurality of bristles in an envelope, wherein a bristle includes a core portion attached to one of the components and having elastic properties and a layer portion providing a continuously moving sealing surface to another of said components and made from a material different from that of the core portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A brush-type seal for at least two machine components relatively movable to each other and at least one of which is rotatable, the brush-type seal comprising a plurality of bristles in an envelope, wherein a bristle includes a core portion attached to one of the components and having elastic properties and a layer portion providing a continuously moving sealing surface to another of said components and made from a material different from that of the core portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A seal according to claim 1, wherein at least one bristle core and its envelope is made of a composite material with one material selected from the group of materials consisting of glass, metal, plastic, and ceramic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A seal according to claim 1, wherein said layer portion is made of a material selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, aluminum, copper, silicon, lead, zinc, indium, nickel, cobalt, chrome, molybdenum, metal oxides, nitrides, sulfides, fluorides, carbides, borides, silicides, glass metal, glass ceramics, carbon, and plastics.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A seal according to claim 3, wherein the bristle portion has a thickness of about 1 to about 100 microns and the bristle layer portion of about 0.2 to about 1 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A seal according to claim 4, wherein the bristle core portion has a thickness of about 5 μm to about 50 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A seal according to claim 4, wherein the bristle core portion is fibrous and made by one of a process consisting of melt-spraying, melt-spinning and atomizing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A seal according to claim 6, wherein the bristle layer portion is deposited on the core by one of the processes consisting of physical vapor deposition, sputtering, electroplating, electrolysis, chemical vapor deposition, spraying, dipping, and electrostatic coating.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A seal according to claim 7, wherein the bristle layer portion and the bristle core portion are joined one to the other by one of the processes consisting of diffusion and alloying.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A seal according to claim 8, wherein the bristle layer portion is attached to the bristle core portion by one of the processes consisting of alloying, vitrifying, laser fusion process and radiation fusion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
A seal according to claim 9, wherein the bristles are attached to a retaining element made of a material selected from the group consisting of glass, metal, ceramic and plastics by one of the processes consisting of packing singly, packing in bundles, pressing, sintering, fusing, soldering and cementing, spraying, and melting.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A seal according to claim 1, wherein the bristle core portion has a thickness of about 1 to about 100 microns and the bristle layer portion of about 0.2 to about 1 μm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A seal according to claim 1, wherein the bristle core portion has a thickness of about 5 μm to about 50 μm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A seal according to claim 1, wherein the bristle core portion is fibrous and made by one of a process consisting of melt-spraying, melt-spinning and atomizing .
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
A seal according to claim 13, wherein the bristle layer portion is deposited on the core by one of the processes consisting of physical vapor deposition, sputtering, electroplating, electrolysis, chemical vapor desposition, spraying, dipping, and electrostatic coating.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
A seal according to claim 14, wherein the bristle layer portion and the bristle core portion are joined one to the other by one of the processes consisting of diffusion and alloying.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
A seal according to claim 14, wherein the bristle layer portion is attached to the bristle core portion by one of the processes consisting of alloying, vitrifying, laser fusion process and radiation fusion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
51 words
A seal according to claim 1, wherein the bristles are attached to a retaining element made of a material selected from the group consisting of glass, metal, ceramic and plastics by one of the processes consisting of packing singly, packing in bundles, pressing, sintering, fusing, soldering and cementing, spraying, and melting.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
A seal according to claim 1, wherein the bristle layer portion and the bristle core portion are joined one to the other by one of the processes consisting of diffusion and alloying.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
A seal according to claim 1, wherein the bristle layer portion is attached to the bristle core portion by one of the processes consisting of alloying, vitrifying, laser fusion process and radiation fusion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
A seal according to claim 1, wherein the bristle layer portion is deposited on the core by one of the processes consisting of physical vapor deposition, sputtering, electroplating, electrolysis, chemical vapor deposition, spraying, dipping, and electrostatic coating.
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