(19)
(11) EP 2 236 768 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/40

(21) Application number: 10155312.1

(22) Date of filing: 03.03.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F01D 11/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA ME RS

(30) Priority: 12.03.2009 US 402808

(71) Applicant: General Electric Company
Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Piersall, Matthew Robert
    Greenville, SC 29607 (US)
  • Harris, Jr., John Wesley
    Taylors, SC 29687 (US)
  • Potter, Brian Denver
    Greer, SC 29650 (US)

(74) Representative: Cleary, Fidelma et al
GPO Europe GE International Inc. The Ark 201 Talgarth Road Hammersmith
London W6 8BJ
London W6 8BJ (GB)

   


(54) Turbomachine seal assembly


(57) A machine (100) and a seal (108, 904) assembly (101) for a machine (100) having a rotating shaft (106), a wheel (104) coupled to the rotating shaft (106), the wheel (104) including a bucket (102) coupled to the wheel (104) comprising a seal (108, 904) that extends along a side of the bucket (102) and the wheel (104), covering an interface (804) there between.







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