Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexurally actuated self-sealing plunger apparatus
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Application No.: US17362391Application Date: 2021-06-29
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Publication No.: US11703014B2Publication Date: 2023-07-18
- Inventor: James Shealy
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
- Main IPC: F02K1/80
- IPC: F02K1/80 ; F16J15/08 ; F02C7/28 ; F01D11/00

Abstract:
An apparatus for sealing such a gap may be a plunger seal which may include a flap arm comprising resilient sheets and a wall arm comprising resilient sheets. A proximal end portion of the flap arm may include a closeout seal coupled to the flap. A proximal end portion of the wall arm may include a plunger having a geometry corresponding to that of the closeout seal so the plunger may be matingly received by the closeout seal. When positioned in a gap, the plunger seal may exert a force to urge the flap arm towards the flap and to urge the wall arm and resilient sheet towards the structure to seal the gap.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220412464A1 FLEXURALLY ACTUATED SELF-SEALING PLUNGER APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2022-12-29
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