Patent ID: 9683451
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: F01D,F02C,F05D,F16J

Claim:
1. A seal assembly for a turbine engine, the seal assembly extending along an axial centerline and comprising: an annular seal support; an annular seal housing including a plurality of slots arranged circumferentially around the centerline, wherein the slots extend axially through the seal housing, and a first of the slots has a lateral slot width; a plurality of torque pins connected to the seal support, each respectively extending axially through a uniquely associated one of the plurality of slots to a distal pin end; a plurality of stopper collars, each uniquely associated with and connected to a respective one of the plurality of torque pins at the distal pin end, wherein a first of the stopper collars has a lateral collar width that is less than the lateral slot width; a guide sleeve that laterally engages a side of the first of the slots, wherein a first of the torque pins extends axially through the guide sleeve, and wherein the guide sleeve has a lateral sleeve width that is less than the lateral collar width; and wherein one or more of the stopper collars are adapted to axially engage the seal housing during a first mode, and respectively pass axially through the slots during a second mode.