Patent ID: 6352263
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A brush seal for sealing against a rotor having a sealing area comprising:bristles having shaft sections and bristle sections arranged at an angle to the shaft sections, the bristle sections having a length with ends adapted to contact the sealing area of the rotor; a support plate having a longitudinal section extending along the shaft sections and a support section extending at an angle from the longitudinal section and having a length less than the length of the bristle section so that an edge of the support section is spaced from the ends of the bristle section; a bristle bending clearance between the shaft sections of the bristles and the support plate; and a gap between the bristle sections of the bristles and the entire length of the support section of the support plate, the bristle sections being moveable into the gap and into contact with the edge by a pressure differential on opposite sides of the bristles.