Patent ID: 11892083
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 15:
16. An apparatus comprising:
an inner member;
an outer member encircling the inner member; and
a split ring seal accommodated in a groove in one of the inner member and the outer member and contacting a surface of the other of the inner member and the outer member,, wherein:
the split ring seal comprises:
a first circumferential end and a second circumferential end;
an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface; and
a first axial end face and a second axial end face;

the first circumferential end and the second circumferential end form a joint;
the split ring seal comprises venting means for bypassing the seal so as to compensate for an asymmetry of flow due to leakage through the joint.