US 12,264,742 B2
Non-contact seal with seal device axial locator(s)
Conway Chuong, Manchester, CT (US); and Ross C. Wilson, South Glastonbury, CT (US)
Assigned to RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/129,623.
Prior Publication US 2024/0328515 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F16J 15/447 (2006.01)
CPC F16J 15/4478 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for rotational equipment, comprising:
a seal device including a plurality of seal shoes, a seal base, a plurality of spring elements and a fastener aperture extending axially through the seal device;
the plurality of seal shoes arranged around a centerline in an annular array, and the plurality of seal shoes comprising a first seal shoe;
the seal base circumscribing the annular array;
the plurality of spring elements comprising a first spring element, and the first spring element connecting and extending between the first seal shoe and the seal base;
a ring structure axially adjacent the seal device; and
a fastener mated with the fastener aperture and abutted axially against the ring structure.