US 12,215,587 B2
Seal support assembly for a turbine engine
Narendra Anand Hardikar, Bengaluru (IN); David Raju Yamarthi, Bengaluru (IN); Rahul Anil Bidkar, Clifton Park, NY (US); Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bengaluru (IN); Prateek Jalan, Bengaluru (IN); and Deepak Trivedi, Halfmoon, NY (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/189,424.
Prior Publication US 2024/0318572 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 11/08 (2013.01) [F05D 2220/30 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A turbine engine defining a radial direction, the turbine engine comprising:
a rotor;
a stator comprising a carrier;
a seal assembly disposed between the rotor and the stator, the seal assembly comprising a seal segment having a seal face configured to form a fluid bearing with the rotor, wherein the seal segment is radially spaced from the seal carrier and defines a seal segment spring seat; and
a seal support assembly comprising a prestressed spring assembly extending from the seal segment for biasing the seal segment along the radial direction, wherein the seal support assembly includes a spring extension and a compression plate radially spaced from an inner surface of the carrier, wherein the spring extension is disposed radially between the compression plate and the seal segment, and wherein the spring extension biases the seal segment radially outwardly from the rotor.