Patent ID: 7165771

Claim:
A brush seal for sealing components which move relative to one another, having a sealing part, of which the bristles, which are held by a bristle backing with their free ends aligned with the sealing surface, are held in their predetermined working position by a support plate, wherein the support plate is designed as an independent clamping member for the sealing part, which support plate is held by being pressed into a recess, of a component which bears the brush seal, which recess includes a bearing surface for the support plate, wherein the support plate has a knurling which extends into a region of the recess and of which one knurling section which faces an undercut in the recess engages into the undercut, whereas an opposite knurling section bears against a bristle backing clamping sleeve of the sealing part so as to clamp it in a form and force locking manner in the recess.