Patent ID: 6027121
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A labyrinth/brush seal combination for a rotating machine comprising a plurality of arcuate segments which together form an annular seal, each segment having a predetermined curvature and a predetermined axial length including a plurality of axially spaced, circumferentially and radially extending seal teeth, and at least one circumferentially extending array of discrete bristles carried by said segment at a predetermined axial location therealong and projecting beyond the radial extent of said teeth, said bristles held within a first, elongated carrier strip and folded over a second elongated carrier strip, with said first elongated carrier strip crimped about said second elongated carrier strip, said first and second elongated carrier strips slidably and removably received within an arcuate slot in said segment, said first and second elongated carrier strips being sufficiently flexible to allow them to be pushed into said arcuate slot and conform to said curvature of said segment.