Patent ID: 6460857
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A brush sea comprising:an arcuate brush seal segment having said bristle and a plurality of bristles extending along a face of said one backing plate, said bristles being secured to said backing plate adjacent proximal ends thereof and projecting from an arcuate edge of said backing plate to terminate in bristle tips for forming a seal with an adjacent component, said bristle extending freely from said adjacent proximal ends thereof; and an end plate overlying an end of said segment and end bristles thereon, said end plate being secured to said backing plate such that the end bristles and bristles spaced from the end bristles along said segment have substantially the same flexibility; wherein said end plate terminates at a location substantially one-half the length of said at least one backing plate and short of the arcuate edge of said at least one backing plate.