Patent ID: 9664067
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F01D,F02C,F05D,F16J

Claim:
1. A seal retaining assembly comprising: a first segment operatively coupled to a first structure; a recess of the first segment, the recess defined by a first wall and a second wall, the first wall defining a first wall aperture, the second wall defining a second wall aperture; a second segment having a tab disposed within the recess in fitted contact with the first wall and the second wall to retain the second segment to the first segment in a radial direction, the tab defining a tab aperture, the first segment and the second segment defining an axial gap therebetween, the first wall aperture, the second wall aperture and the tab aperture are aligned to form a passage; a flex seal disposed within the axial gap; and a pin disposed in the passage to fix the second segment to the first segment in an axial direction and in a circumferential direction, wherein the flex seal defines a hole, the tab extending through the hole to align the tab aperture with the first wall aperture and the second wall aperture.