Patent ID: 6857639
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: F01D,F16J

Abstract:
1. A gap seal for sealing a gap between two adjacent components comprising: two components having a gap therebetween defining a gap plane, each component comprising one groove that is open towards the gap, each groove having a bottom and defining a longitudinal direction, the two grooves facing each other in the gap; a mutual sealing body projecting into both grooves, two sections of the sealing body comprising straight outer sides defining angles therebetween; in each groove, a compensation body movably positioned transversely to the longitudinal groove direction and parallel to the gap plane; each compensation body sealingly abutting the groove bottom of the corresponding groove; each compensation body having a V-shaped receiving groove that is open towards the other compensation body, each V-shaped receiving groove having straight inner sides; the sealing body having a rhombus-shaped cross-section and projecting into both receiving grooves; the straight inner sides of each receiving groove being angled towards each other at the same angle as the straight outer sides of the section of the sealing body projecting into them; and in each receiving groove, at least one outer side of the sealing body sealingly abutting the corresponding inner side of the receiving groove with surface contact.