US 12,326,089 B2
Seal assembly for a gas turbine engine
Narendra Anand Hardikar, Bengaluru (IN); David Raju Yamarthi, Bengaluru (IN); Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Bengaluru (IN); and Mohan Kannaiah Raju, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Evendale, OH (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Jul. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/357,301.
Claims priority of application No. 202311029504 (IN), filed on Apr. 24, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0352864 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
Int. Cl. F01D 11/08 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01)
CPC F01D 11/08 (2013.01) [F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/50 (2013.01); F05D 2240/55 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A turbine engine defining an axial direction and 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 plurality of seal segments, the plurality of seal segments including a seal segment having a seal face forming a fluid bearing with the rotor, a body, and an aft bearing extending from the body;
a roller assembly having one or more rolling elements coupled to the carrier, the one or more rolling elements in rolling contact with the aft bearing, the roller assembly disposed axially between the aft bearing and a radial portion of the carrier, wherein the one or more rolling elements comprises at least one wheel, caster, or roller bearing; and
a spring assembly disposed radially between the seal segment and an axial portion of the carrier.