| US 7,540,708 B2 | ||
| Methods and apparatus to facilitate sealing in a turbine | ||
| Kurt Neal Laurer, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (US); Kevin Joseph Barh, Halfmoon, N.Y. (US); Bernard Arthur Couture, Schenectady, N.Y. (US); and Jason Paul Mortzheim, Gloversville, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/427,866. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0003100 A1, Jan. 03, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. F01D 11/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 415—170.1 [415/174.2; 415/174.4; 415/174.5; 415/231] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A method of assembling a seal assembly for a turbine engine, said method comprising:
providing a seal ring having an arcuate inner ring portion, an arcuate outer ring portion, and a neck portion extending therebetween;
forming at least one recess within at least one of the outer ring portion and the neck portion, wherein a first aperture and
a second aperture that are formed are each sized to receive a tab extending from each end of a biasing mechanism; and
extending the biasing mechanism across the seal ring such that the biasing mechanism is positively retained within the at
least one recess.
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