US Patent Application 18112094. Self-Guiding Carbon Seal System simplified abstract
Contents
Self-Guiding Carbon Seal System
Organization Name
Raytheon Technologies Corporation
Inventor(s)
Joseph H. Polly of Tolland CT (US)
Sean P. Mcgee of Andover CT (US)
Joseph B. Phelps of Rocky Hill CT (US)
Self-Guiding Carbon Seal System - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18112094 titled 'Self-Guiding Carbon Seal System
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an apparatus with a seal system that includes a seal and a seat.
- The seal is carried by a first member and has a seal face.
- The seat is carried by a shaft and has a seat face that slides and seals against the seal face.
- The seal system is a dry face seal system, meaning it does not require any lubrication.
- The seat also includes a section with an outer diameter surface encircled by the seal and a rim.
Original Abstract Submitted
An apparatus has a first member, a shaft rotatable relative to the first member about an axis, and a seal system. The seal system has: a seal carried by the first member and having a seal face; and a seat carried by the shaft and having a seat face in sliding sealing engagement with the seal face. The seal system is a dry face seal system. The seat further includes a section having: an outer diameter surface encircled by the seal; and a rim.
