| CPC F16J 15/06 (2013.01) [B64D 37/005 (2013.01); F16J 15/021 (2013.01); B64C 1/14 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
|
1. A seal assembly for sealing between a first component opposite a second component. comprising:
a channel recess in the first component, the channel recess having a first recess side wall and a second recess side wall,
a floor extending between the first and second reces side walls, and a height defined between the: floor and a surface of the first component in which the channel recess is formed, and
a seal comprising a pair of side walls, a base extending between the side walls, a first concave surface extending inwardly from one of the side walls, a second concave surface extending inwardly from the other side wall, and a convex surface extending between the first concave and second concave surface to form a rounded peak having an apex,
wherein the first concave surface and the second concave surface meet their respective side walls at an approximately 90 degree angle,
wherein one of the seal side walls contacts the first recess side wall and the other side wall contacts the second recess side wall,
wherein the pair of seal side walls are parallel to each other and extend perpendicularly from the base of the seal, and the seal has a single rounded peak above the top of the side walls,
wherein the seal has a seal width defined between the seal side walls, and a seal height defined between the apex of the rounded peak and the base, wherein the seal width is at least twice the seal height, and
wherein the seal is seated on the floor of the channel recess such that the apex of the rounded peak projects no more than 25% of the seal height from the surface of the first component in which the channel recess is formed so as to define the maximum compressibility of the seal height when the second component is brought into contact with the surface of the first component.
|