Patent ID: 7360769
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: F01D,F05D,F16J

Abstract:
1. A sealing arrangement for sealing a gap between relatively movable first and second components arranged side by side with the gap between them, the arrangement comprising a groove formed in the first component which opens towards the second component, a groove formed in the second component which opens towards the first component, and a seal member which extends between the components comprising a metal web element having a first side edge thereof located in the groove in the first component, and a second side edge opposite the first side located in the groove in the second component, the web element is formed with a first recess along the first side edge and a second recess along the second side edge, and with compressible sealing elements in the form of cord or rope-like elements of temperature-resistant material located in the first and second recesses such that said temperature-resistant compressible sealing elements make sealing engagement with one side of the interior of the grooves in the first and second components and metallic material of the web element makes contact with an opposite side of the interior of the grooves.