Patent ID: 11946548
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first member;
a shaft rotatable relative to the first member about an axis; and
a seal system comprising:
a seal carried by the first member and having a seal face;
a seal housing;
a seat carried by the shaft and having a seat face in sliding sealing engagement with the seal face; and
a plurality of coil springs biasing the seal face against the seat face, each coil spring having a first end and a second end,, wherein:
the seal has a plurality of spring compartments;
each of the plurality of spring compartments comprises an outward radial opening; and
each of the plurality of coil springs is partially within a respective associated compartment of the plurality of spring compartments.