Patent ID: 6293553
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D,F16J

Abstract:
A brush seal received in a bore of a housing for forming a seal between the bore and a rotor extending therethrough, said seal comprising a front panel and a supporting plate being spaced apart, each of said front panel and supporting plate having a bore with a annular inside edge, said supporting plate having an inside surface facing the front panel, said inside surface having an annular supporting surface adjacent the inside edge extending in a radial plane relative to a longitudinal axis of the rotor, said inside surface of the plate having an inward section inclined relative to the radial plane, a plurality of bristles being held between the front panel and the supporting plate to be inclined to the radial plane with a free end of the bristles extending inwardly beyond the inside edge of the supporting plate and the bristles being supported on the supporting section with an interspace between the remaining length of the bristles and the inside surface of said plate.