Seal arrangement for preventing leakage of lubricant in gas turbine engines

• US 3,312,448 A
• Filed: 03/01/1965
• Issued: 04/04/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Henry Rowe Brian, Huil Jr Thomas Nell
• Original Assignee: Henry Rowe Brian, Huil Jr Thomas Nell
• Inventors: HUIL JR THOMAS NELL, HENRY ROWE BRIAN
• Application Number:
  US04/435,924
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• US Class Current: 415/175
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 25/183 Sealing means
• CPC Class Codes: F01D 9/065 Fluid supply or removal conduits traversing the working fluid flow, e.g. for lubrication-, cooling-, or sealing fluids see also F01D25/16, F01D25/24 and F01D25/26
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 2360/23 Gas turbine engines in general F02C
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 33/76 of ball or roller bearings

Claims

1. IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE ASSEMBLY:

SUPPORT STRUCTURE, BEARING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING AN ENGINE ROTOR FOR ROTATION, A CONDUIT FOR THE FLOW OF LUBRICANT, CONNECTING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SLIDABLY RECEIVING SAID CONDUIT, SEAL MEANS BETWEEN SAID CONDUIT AND SAID CONNECTING MEANS FOR PREVENTING LEAKAGE OF LUBRICANT, AND MEANS FORMING A PASSAGEWAY BETWEEN SAID CONNECTING MEANS AND SAID BEARING MEANS FOR THE FLOW OF LUBRICANT, SAID PASSAGEWAY SURROUNDING SAID CONNECTING MEANS AND SAID SEAL MEANS.