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US5480165A
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Brush seal assembly
Assignee: Cross Manufacturing Co 1938 Ltd
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Filing: 1992-02-19
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Granted: 1996-01-02
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Expires: 2012-02-19
Abstract
Abstract A brush seal assembly for effecting a seal between a first component (12) and a surface of a second component (11) movable relative to the first component. The assembly has a first row of bristles (17) arranged to be supported by the first component (12) and to extend towards but not touch the surface of the second component (11), and a second row of bristles (19) arranged to wipe over the surface of the second component which second row of bristles (19) lies against one side of the first row of bristles (17). The bristles (17) of the first row are shorter than those of the second row, and have a greater stiffness. The seal assembly includes a backing plate (15) intended to be disposed on the low pressure side of the seal and which supports the adjacent row of bristles. Depending upon the intended use, either the first row or the second row of bristles may be supported by the backing plate (15).
Inventors
- 👤 Ralph F. J. Flower
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:37
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16J; F16J15/00; F16J15/16; F16J15/32; F16J15/3284; F16J15/3288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
259 words
A brush seal assembly for withstanding a large pressure difference thereacross whilst effecting a seal between a first component and a surface of a second component which may perform excursions in a direction towards and away from the first component and which second component is also relatively movable in a direction normal to the excursion direction, which seal assembly comprises a backing plate adapted for mounting on the first component to extend towards said surface of the other component, the backing plate having a free edge spaced from said surface by a distance greater than the largest expected excursion of the second component, a first row of bristles projecting beyond the backing plate towards said surface of the other component, a second row of bristles projecting beyond the tips of the bristles of the first row and adapted to contact and effect a seal against said surface of the other component, one of the first and second rows of bristles bearing against and being supported by the backing plate, a majority of the bristles of the second row each having a lesser stiffness than the stiffness of each of a majority of the bristles of the first row, the first row of bristles lying against the bristles of the second row, and at least a majority of the bristles of the first row each having a larger cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of each of a majority of the bristles of the second row, said larger cross-sectional area bristles providing support for said bristles of said second row.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
259 words
A brush seal assembly for withstanding a large pressure difference thereacross whilst effecting a seal between a first component and a surface of a second component which may perform excursions in a direction towards and away from the first component and which second component is also relatively movable in a direction normal to the excursion direction, which seal assembly comprises a backing plate adapted for mounting on the first component to extend towards said surface of the other component, the backing plate having a free edge spaced from said surface by a distance greater than the largest expected excursion of the second component, a first row of bristles projecting beyond the backing plate towards said surface of the other component, a second row of bristles projecting beyond the tips of the bristles of the first row and adapted to contact and effect a seal against said surface of the other component, one of the first and second rows of bristles bearing against and being supported by the backing plate, a majority of the bristles of the second row each having a lesser stiffness than the stiffness of each of a majority of the bristles of the first row, the first row of bristles lying against the bristles of the second row, and at least a majority of the bristles of the first row each having a larger cross-sectional area than the cross-sectional area of each of a majority of the bristles of the second row, said larger cross-sectional area bristles providing support for said bristles of said second row.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A brush seal assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first row of bristles lies against and is supported by the backing plate, with the second row of bristles lying against the bristles of the first row on the side thereof remote from the backing plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A brush seal assembly as claimed in claim 1, in which the second row of bristles lies against and is supported by the backing plate, with the first row of bristles lying against the bristles of the second row on the side thereof remote from the backing plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A brush seal assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bristles of the first row are given a greater stiffness than those of the second row by an appropriate selection of the material from which the bristles are made.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A brush seal assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each bristle of the first row has substantially the same cross-sectional area; and each bristle of the second row has substantially the same cross-sectional area smaller than that of each bristle of the first row.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A brush seal assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each row of bristles comprises a mass of bristles in a closely packed manner, both across the width of the row and along the length thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A brush seal assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein a relatively thin spacer ring is disposed between the two rows of bristles, at the root ends thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A brush seal assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is provided a third row of bristles similar to those of the first row, with the second row disposed between the first and third rows.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A brush seal assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the bristles of the first row are given a greater stiffness than those of the second row by an appropriate selection of the material from which the bristles are made.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A brush seal assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein each row of bristles comprises a mass of bristles in a closely packed manner, both across the width of the row and along the length thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
202 words
A brush seal assembly for effecting a seal between a first component and a surface of a second component relatively movable with respect to the first component, which seal assembly comprises a backing plate adapted for mounting on the first component to extend towards said surface of the other component, a first row of bristles projecting beyond the backing plate towards said surface of the other component, a second row of bristles lying against the bristles of the first row, the bristles of the second row projecting beyond the tips of the bristles of the first row, and a third row of bristles lying against the bristles of the second row, the bristles of the third row projecting beyond the tips of the bristles of the second row and adapted to contact and effect a seal against said surface of the other component, a majority of the bristles of the second row each having a lesser stiffness than the stiffness of each of a majority of the bristles of the first row, and a majority of the bristles of the third row each having a lesser stiffness than the stiffness of each of a majority of the bristles of the second row.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
202 words
A brush seal assembly for effecting a seal between a first component and a surface of a second component relatively movable with respect to the first component, which seal assembly comprises a backing plate adapted for mounting on the first component to extend towards said surface of the other component, a first row of bristles projecting beyond the backing plate towards said surface of the other component, a second row of bristles lying against the bristles of the first row, the bristles of the second row projecting beyond the tips of the bristles of the first row, and a third row of bristles lying against the bristles of the second row, the bristles of the third row projecting beyond the tips of the bristles of the second row and adapted to contact and effect a seal against said surface of the other component, a majority of the bristles of the second row each having a lesser stiffness than the stiffness of each of a majority of the bristles of the first row, and a majority of the bristles of the third row each having a lesser stiffness than the stiffness of each of a majority of the bristles of the second row.
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