Patent ID: 6471212
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A brush seal for sealing off a gap between a rotary member mounted for rotation about an axis and a stationary member surrounding the rotary member, the brush seal comprising:a circumferential groove in the stationary member, the groove having a first outer wall and a second outer wall, a basic body received in the groove in abutting relation with the first outer wall, a plurality of brushes secured in the basic body and extending radially inward, relative to the axis of rotation of the rotary member, a guide plate received in the groove on one side of the basic body, and a ring received in the groove on the opposite side of the basic body, the guide plate having an axial shoulder, the groove including a retainer surface for engaging the axial shoulder, and the ring positioned in the groove in engagement with second outer wall, the second outer wall being spaced from the rotating member and the ring abutting the basic body on one side and abutting the radial wall of the groove, the radial wall of the groove having a circumferential step, and the ring being retained in the groove between the second outer wall and the step.