Patent ID: 11965599
Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A brush seal comprising:
an annular plate assembly defining a radially inner diameter having an inner central axis and a radially outer diameter having an outer central axis, wherein the inner central axis and the outer central axis are spaced apart from each other by an offset, such that the radially inner diameter and the radially outer diameter are eccentric with respect to each other; and
a bristle pack coupled to the annular plate assembly, the bristle pack comprising a plurality of bristles, the plurality of bristles defining a bristle bore having a bristle bore central axis, wherein:
the bristle bore central axis is aligned with the inner central axis of the radially inner diameter;
the bristle bore central axis is offset from the outer central axis of the radially outer diameter; and
the brush seal is disposed around a rotating component, such that the bristle bore central axis is aligned with a component axis defined by the rotating component and the bristle pack engages with the rotating component.