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EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

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(45) Date of publication and mention

(51) Int Cl.7:

of the grant of the patent:

16.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/33

F01D 11/00

(86) International application number:

PCT/CA97/00339

(21) Application number: 97921557.1

(87) International publication number:

(22) Date of filing: 20.05.1997

WO 97/44570 (27.11.1997 Gazette 1997/51)

(54) GAS TURBINE ENGINE SHROUD SEALS

DICHTUNG FR STATORRING EINER GASTURBINE
JOINTS DANNEAU DE CERCLAGE DUNE TURBINE A GAZ
(84) Designated Contracting States:

CRONE, James, C.
Kirkland, Quebec H9J 2M1 (CA)

DE FR GB IT SE

(30) Priority: 20.05.1996 US 650441

(74) Representative: Johnson, Terence Leslie et al

Edward Evans & Co.,
Cliffords Inn,
Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BX (GB)

(43) Date of publication of application:

10.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/10

(73) Proprietor: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.

Longueuil, Quebec J4G 1A1 (CA)

(72) Inventors:

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PIZZI, Antonio
Nuns Island, Quebec H3E 1T4 (CA)

(56) References cited:

EP-A- 0 147 354
GB-A- 1 331 209
US-A- 4 743 164
US-A- 5 513 955

WO-A-95/27841
US-A- 4 422 827
US-A- 5 281 097

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Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention

[0001] The present invention relates to gas turbine

engines, and more particularly, to turbine blade shroud
seals for reducing the leakage of cooling fluid in the casing surrounding the turbine blades.

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2. Description of the Prior Art

[0002] There have been many attempts to improve
the sealing capabilities of annular shrouds surrounding
the tips of turbine blades. The engine casing surrounds
the turbine section of an aircraft engine and is constructed to conduct cooling gases within the casing to various
elements, such as the shrouds themselves. The turbine
section of the engine, which is concentric to the casing,
is in the path of very hot gases. It is preferred that the
surrounding casing structure be maintained relatively
cool.
[0003] The annular shroud for the turbine blade tips
is normally segmented in the circumferential direction.
Seals are required to prevent gas leakage at the gaps
formed between the ends of the shroud segments. U.
S. Patents 4,767,260 to Clevenger et al, issued August
30, 1988, and 5,158,430 to Dixon et al, issued October
27, 1992, show variations on feather seals placed between the platforms of the vane assemblies. U. S. Patent 4,573,866 to Sandy, Jr. et al, issued March 4, 1986,
shows a feather seal in a radial plane between the ends
of the blade tip shrouds. U. S. Patent 5,318,402 to Bailey
et al, issued June 7, 1994, shows a spline or feather seal
and a circumferential spacer band that locks the
shrouds and the feather seals together.
[0004] Different sealing rings are also required for different shroud and casing configurations. For instance,
in a configuration involving a split joint with a groove having an axial component, it is conventional to use a "C"
shaped ring. In U. S. Patent 4,573,866, a bellows type
ring is utilized in such a groove. Although such ring seals
provide excellent sealing qualities, they tend to be stiff
in compression due to the radial cross-section thereof
and are, therefore, not easily replaced during engine
maintenance. In fact, special tools may be required to
replace such a seal.

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[0005] It is an aim of the present invention to provide

an improved inter-shroud segment seal of the type having an axial component and a radial component.
[0006] It is a further aim of the present invention to
provide a simple one-piece sheet seal for sealing the
gap formed between the ends of circumferential shroud
segments in order to reduce leakage of the cooling gas-

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es into the hot gas path.

[0007] It is a further aim of the present invention to
provide a ring seal for sealing annular joints formed with
an annular gap having an axial component.
[0008] It is a further aim of the present invention to
have a ring seal formed of sheet metal that is readily
compressible in the radial direction for easier installation.
[0009] It is a further aim of the present invention to
provide an improved sealing arrangement for a turbine
blade tip shroud assembly.
[0010] A construction in accordance with the present
invention includes a seal for a turbine blade tip shroud
for a gas turbine engine where the shroud is located between the axially directed hot gas path and a concentric
cooling gas conduit formed between the shroud and an
outer casing and wherein the shroud includes a plurality
of segments arranged circumferentially with each
shroud segment having an axial platform and at least
one radial rib extending from the platform, the shroud
segments having end walls and a groove defined in the
end wall portion corresponding to the platform and continuously in the end wall portion corresponding to the
rib, the seal comprising a one-piece sheet member
formed to the configuration of the continuous groove in
the end wall portions such that a portion of the seal has
an axial component and a portion of the same seal has
a radial component.
[0011] In a more specific embodiment of the present
invention, the vertical component of the sheet forming
the seal is doubled over so that the vertical component
is a resilient member providing a frictional engagement
within the groove formed in the wall of the radial rib.
[0012] In another aspect of the present invention, a
ring seal is provided for a gas turbine engine for sealing
a joint between two annular engine parts when an annular gap is formed with an axial component, the axial
gap having spaced-apart radial walls, wherein the ring
seal has an axial portion including a wavy portion with
one peak of the wavy portion in contact with one of the
spaced-apart walls and another peak in contact with the
other spaced-apart wall of the gap whereby the gap is
sealed against leakage by gases flowing on either side
of the joint and the wavy portion subtends an angle sufficient to allow the seal to be readily compressed radially.
[0013] In a more specific embodiment of the present
invention, there is provided a ring seal for a turbine blade
tip shroud for a gas turbine engine, where the shroud is
located between the axially directed hot gas path and a
concentric cooling gas conduit formed between the
shroud and an outer casing and the shroud includes a
platform extending axially while at least a rib extends
radially so that the rib may be connected to mounting
means on the casing therefrom, wherein an annular gap
has an axial component formed between the shroud and
the mounting means of the casing, the annular gap having opposed radially spaced walls formed on the shroud

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and the mounting means and whereby the ring seal has
a "C" portion with a leg of the "C" portion extending axially so that the "C" portion has a greater radial dimension than that of the axial leg and the "C" portion is located in the radial component of the gap and has a radial
dimension less than the radial dimension of the gap, and
the leg of the ring seal includes a wave pattern with alternating peaks and the peaks being in contact with the
opposed radially spaced walls of the annular gap to provide a gas seal at the joint between the shroud and the
mounting means in order to prevent leakage of the cooling gas flow, and the wave pattern subtending an angle
sufficient to allow the seal to be readily compressed radially.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Having thus generally described the nature of
the invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, showing by way of illustration, a preferred embodiment thereof, and in which:
Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view, partly exploded, showing an embodiment of one aspect of
the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a detail shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view, partly in cross section,
of an embodiment of another aspect of the present
invention;
Fig. 4 is an axial cross-section of the turbine section
of a gas turbine engine showing a detail of the
present invention; and
Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional
view taken in the same plane as Fig. 4 and showing
a detail of Fig. 4.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED

EMBODIMENTS
[0015] Referring now to the drawings and in particular
Figs. 1 and 2, there is shown a typical turbine blade
shroud 12 for use in an engine 10. The shroud 12 includes a plurality of segments 12a...12n arranged circumferentially and concentric with the rotor on which turbine blades 38 are mounted (Figs. 1 and 4).
[0016] A shroud segment, as represented by the numeral 12 in Fig. 1, includes a platform 14 made up essentially of an annular flat plate-like member having an
axial component and a pair of upstanding ribs 16 and
18 having flanges 20 and 22 respectively. The ribs 16
and 18 and respective flanges 20 and 22 act to support
the shroud platform 14 as well as to define the cooling
air passages and chambers. The flanges 20 and 22, as
shown in Fig. 4, also serve to mount the shroud within
the engine casing 32 and mounting structure 36 as will
be described further. The wall 34 of engine casing 32
may be provided with a vent opening 33 to allow cool
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the casing 32. Ventilation openings 31 are also provided

in the support structure 36 to allow this cool air to enter
annular channel 35 formed between the shroud 12 and
support structure 36. Finally, apertures 37 in the shroud
12 allow this cooling air to exhaust into the hot gas path.
[0017] In order to provide an inter-segment seal, the
end walls of each shroud segment 12 are provided with
a continuous groove 26 which includes an axial component 26b and radial components 26a and 26c which correspond with the ribs 16 and 18 respectively. The seal
24 is made up of a sheet 24 of heat resistant alloy which
has been bent to provide upstanding elements 28 and
30 and horizontal members 25 and 27 which correspond
with the platform 14. The seal could, of course, be extruded or molded from any suitable heat resistant material.
[0018] Each of the upstanding elements 28 and 30 includes legs 28a and 28b and 38a and 38b which are
slightly divergent and wider than the respective groove,
as shown in Fig. 2. This configuration provides a degree
of resilience to the upstanding elements 28 and 30 such
that when the seal 24 is fitted into the groove 26 at the
end of the shroud 12, the upstanding elements 28 and
30 must each be squeezed in order to be inserted into
the upstanding groove segments 26a and 26c, thereby
allowing a tight fit of the seal in the groove 26. In view
of the resilience thereof, the segments can be easily assembled and then separated and the seal 24 replaced
in the event of necessary maintenance.
[0019] Another aspect of the present invention is
shown in Figs. 3 to 5. The turbine section of engine 10
is partly illustrated in Fig. 4 and, in addition to the turbine
blades 38, stator vanes 42 and 44 are shown. Each stator vane has a shroud structure mounted thereto, while
the shroud 12 surrounds the blade tips 40 of turbine
blades 38.
[0020] As shown herein, the mounting structure 36
within the engine casing 32 supports the shroud 12, as
illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5. The flange 22 of the shroud
12 may be supported on the flange 47 of the support
structure 36, for instance. In the same manner, flange
20 may be supported by the flange of support structure
36. The ribs 16 and 18 as well as the configuration of
the support structure 36 allows for cooling channels to
be formed in and around the shrouds. The air pressure
in cooling channel 64 may be different from that around
channel 66, and thus these different channels or chambers must be sealed.
[0021] A ring seal 46 is provided in the gap or annular
recess 48 formed by the groove formed by flange 47. In
this case, the recess 48, when flange 22 is inserted, has
an "L" shape with an axial component 48a and a radial
component 48b. The ring seal 46 includes a "C" shaped
portion 52 which has a smaller radial dimension than the
recess 48 in the area of the radial component 48b. "C"
shaped portion 52 includes legs 54 and 56. An extension
of leg 54 has a wave pattern subtending flat angles to
provide wave section 58 having peaks 60 and 62. The

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angle subtended by arms 58a and 58b is an obtuse angle. The angle may be acute, but it must be great enough
that the seal is readily compressible radially.
[0022] The configuration of wave section 58 is such
that the radial extent between the peaks 60 and 62 is
slightly greater than the radial dimension between walls
36a and 22a of the recess 48. Ring seal 46 is made from
a heat resistant material or alloy having an inherent elasticity suitable to maintain spring fitted continual contact
with opposed walls 22a and 36a. Thus, the wave section
58 is spring fitted into the recess 48 so that the peaks
60 and 62 are in continual contact with the opposed
walls 22a and 36a.
[0023] Thus, because of the configuration of the ring
seal 46, the ring seal can easily be fitted into the recess
48 before the shroud flange 22 is inserted therein during
the assembly thereof. Ring seal 46 may be constructed
as an endless ring to be fitted into recess 48.
[0024] The flange 22 may be beveled, as shown, in
order to enable its insertion against the spring seal 46
already in the recess 48. The radial resilience of the
wave portion 58 will allow easy insertion of the flange
22 as well as easy replacement of the ring seal 46 when
the shroud is removed from the recess 48 during maintenance thereof.
[0025] Therefore, both seal 24 and ring seal 46 can
cooperate with shroud 12 for easy assembly of the seals
and the shroud segments allowing for greatly facilitated
maintenance of the shroud 12.

vergent legs (28,30) which can be resiliently compressed for a tight fit into the groove (26) in the end
wall of the shroud segment (12a...12n).
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The seal (24) as defined in claim 2. further characterised by the material is a heat resistant alloy bent
to the required shape.

4.

The seal (24) as defined in claim 2, further characterised by the shroud (12) has a pair of spacedapart parallel ribs (16,18) upstanding from the platform (14) and the continuous groove (26) extends
in both ribs of the shroud segments (12a...12n)
while the sheet member forming the seal (24) includes a pair of parallel substantially identical
spaced-apart upstanding portions (28,30) both resilient to be fitted within the continuous groove (26)
of the end walls of the shroud segments (12a...12n).

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A seal (46) for a gas turbine engine for sealing a

joint between two annular engine parts (12,36), the
joint between the two parts comprising an annular
gap (48) with an axial component (48a) with opposed radially spaced walls, characterised by the
seal (46) having an axial portion (54) with a wavy
construction with one peak (60) of the wavy construction to contact with one of the opposed radially
spaced walls (48a) of the annular gap (48) and another peak (62) to contact with the other of the
spaced-apart walls (22a) of the annular gap (48), to
seal the gap (48) against leakage by gases flowing
on either side of the joint.

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The seal (46) as defined in claim 5, further characterised by the seal (46) being made from a heat resistant, inherently elastic material.

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The seal (46) as defined in claim 6, further characterised by the wavy construction comprising alternating peaks (60,62), with a wave pattern subtending an angle sufficient to require radial compression
of the peaks (60,62) to contact with the opposed radially spaced walls of the annular gap (48) to provide a gas seal at the joint.

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The seal (46) as defined in claim 7, further characterised by the engine comprising an engine casing
and a shroud (12) with an axially extending platform
(22) engaging a mounting structure (47) within the
engine casing (32) to form the annular gap (48) with
the axial component (48a) between the shroud (12)
and the mounting structure (36), the annular gap
(48) having opposed radially spaced walls (22a,
48a) formed on the shroud (12) and the mounting
structure (36), whereby the alternate peaks (60,62)
of the wave pattern of the wavy construction of the
axially extending portion (54) of the seal (46) subtend an angle sufficient to require radial compres-

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A turbine blade tip shroud seal (24) for a gas turbine

engine comprising a turbine blade tip shroud (12)
located between an axially directed hot gas path
and a concentric cooling gas conduit formed between the shroud (12) and an outer casing (32), and
wherein the shroud (12) includes a plurality of segments (12a...12n) arranged circumferentially with
each shroud segment (12a...12n) having an axial
platform (14) and at least one radial rib (16,18) extending from the platform (14), the shroud segments (12a...12n) having end walls and a groove
(26) defined in each end wall corresponding to the
platform (14) and continuously in the end wall portion corresponding to the rib (16,18), characterised
by the seal (24) comprising a one-piece sheet member formed to the configuration of the continuous
groove (26) in the end walls such that a portion of
the seal (24) has an axial component (25,27) and a
portion of the same seal (24) has a radial component (28,30).
The seal (24) as defined in claim 1, further characterised by the sheet member forming the seal (24)
is of heat resistant material formed in the configuration of the upstanding rib (16,18) with a pair of di-

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sion of the peaks (60,62) to contact with the opposed radially spaced walls (22a,48a) of the annular gap (48) to provide a gas seal at the joint between the shroud (12) and the mounting structure
(36).
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The seal (46) as defined in claim 8, further characterised by the annular gap further comprising a radial component (48b) with opposed radially spacedapart walls, wherein the seal (46) includes a "C" portion (52) having a radial extent less than opposed
walls of the radial component (48b) to fit within the
radial component of the annular gap (48), the axial
portion (54) of the seal comprising a leg of the "C"
to extend axially within the axial component (48a)
of the annular gap (48).

10. The seal (46) as defined in claim 9, further characterised by the seal (46) being made of a bent sheet
of heat resistant alloy.

gebildet ist, die fr einen engen Sitz in der Nut (26)

in der Endwand des Verkleidungssegments (12a...
12n) elastisch zusammengedrckt werden knnen.
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Dichtung (24) nach Anspruch 2, weiterhin dadurch

gekennzeichnet, da das Material eine wrmebestndige Legierung ist, die zu der erforderlichen
Form gebogen ist.

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Dichtung (24) nach Anspruch 2, weiterhin dadurch

gekennzeichnet, da die Verkleidung (12) ein Paar
voneinander beabstandeter, von der Plattform (14)
aufrechtstehender Rippen (16, 18) aufweist und
sich die durchgehende Nut (26) in beiden Rippen
der Verkleidungssegmente (12a...12n) erstreckt,
whrend das die Dichtung (24) bildende Flchenglied ein Paar paralleler, im wesentlichen identischer, voneinander beabstandeter aufrechtstehender Teile (28, 30) enthlt, die beide elastisch sind
und so in die durchgehende Nut (26) der Endwnde
der Verkleidungssegmente (12a...12n) angeordnet
werden knnen.

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Dichtung (46) fr einen Turbomotor zur Abdichtung

einer Verbindung zwischen zwei ringfrmigen Motorteilen (12, 36), wobei die Verbindung zwischen
den beiden Teilen einen ringfrmigen Spalt (48) mit
einer axialen Komponente (48a) mit einander gegenberliegenden, radial von einander beabstandeten Wnden umfat, dadurch gekennzeichnet,
da die Dichtung (46) einen axialen Teil (54) mit einer wellenfrmigen Konstruktion aufweist, wobei
ein Scheitel (60) der wellenfrmigen Konstruktion
eine der einander gegenberliegenden, radial voneinander beabstandeten Wnde (48a) des ringfrmigen Spalts (48) und ein anderer Scheitel (62) die
andere der voneinander beabstandeten Wnde
(22a) des ringfrmigen Spalts (48) berhren sollen,
um den Spalt (48) gegen Leckage durch auf beiden
Seiten der Verbindung strmende Gase abzudichten.

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Dichtung (46) nach Anspruch 5, weiterhin dadurch

gekennzeichnet, da die Dichtung (46) aus einem
wrmebestndigen, in sich elastischen Material besteht.

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Dichtung (46) nach Anspruch 6, weiterhin dadurch

gekennzeichnet, da die wellenfrmige Konstruktion abwechselnde Scheitel (60, 62) umfat, wobei
ein Wellenmuster einen Winkel bildet, der so gro
ist, da die Scheitel (60, 62) radial zusammengedrckt werden mssen, um die einander gegenberliegenden, radial voneinander beabstandeten
Wnde des ringfrmigen Spalts (48) zu berhren
und so eine Gasdichtung an der Verbindung zu bilden.

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Patentansprche
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2.

Dichtung (24) fr die Verkleidung einer Turbinenschaufelspitze fr einen Turbomotor mit einer Turbinenschaufelspitzenverkleidung (12), die sich zwischen einem axial ausgerichteten Heigasweg und
einem zwischen der Verkleidung (12) und einem ueren Gehuse (32) gebildeten konzentrischen
Khlgaskanal befindet, und wobei die Verkleidung
(12) mehrere Segmente (12a...12n) enthlt, die um
den Umfang herum angeordnet sind, wobei jedes
Verkleidungssegment (12a...12n) eine axiale Plattform (14) und mindestens eine sich von der Plattform (14) erstreckende radiale Rippe (16, 18) aufweist, wobei die Verkleidungssegmente (12a...12n)
Endwnde und eine Nut (26) aufweisen, die in jedem der Plattform (14) entsprechenden Endwandteil und durchgehend in dem der Rippe (16, 18) entsprechenden Endwandteil definiert ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, da die Dichtung (24) ein einstckiges Flchenglied umfat, das gem der Konfiguration der durchgehenden Nut (26) in den Endwnden so ausgebildet ist, da ein Teil der Dichtung
(24) eine axiale Komponente (25, 27) und ein Teil
der gleichen Dichtung (24) eine radiale Komponente (28, 30) aufweist.
Dichtung (24) nach Anspruch 1, weiterhin
dadurch gekennzeichnet, da das die Dichtung
(24) bildende Flchenglied aus einem wrmebestndigen Material besteht, das gem der Konfiguration der aufrechtstehenden Rippe (16, 18) mit
einem Paar divergierender Schenkel (28, 30) aus-

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Dichtung (46) nach Anspruch 7, weiterhin dadurch

gekennzeichnet, da der Motor ein Motorgehuse
und eine Verkleidung (12) mit einer sich axial erstreckenden Plattform (22) umfat, die eine Befestigungsstruktur (47) im Motorgehuse (32) in Eingriff nimmt, um einen ringfrmigen Spalt (48) zu bilden, wobei die axiale Komponente (48a) zwischen
der Verkleidung (12) und der Befestigungsstruktur
(36) liegt und wobei der ringfrmige Spalt (48) einander gegenberliegende, radial voneinander beabstandete Wnde (22a, 48a) aufweist, die an der
Verkleidung (12) und der Befestigungsstruktur (36)
ausgebildet sind, wodurch die abwechselnden
Scheitel (60, 62) des Wellenmusters der wellenfrmigen Konstruktion des sich axial erstreckenden
Teils (54) der Dichtung (46) einen Winkel bilden, der
so gro ist, da die Scheitel (60, 62) radial zusammengedrckt werden mssen, um die einander gegenberliegenden, radial voneinander beabstandeten Wnde (22a, 48a) des ringfrmigen Spalts
(48) zu berhren und so an der Verbindung zwischen der Verkleidung (12) und der Befestigungsstruktur (36) eine Gasdichtung zu bilden.
Dichtung (46) nach Anspruch 8, weiterhin dadurch
gekennzeichnet, da der ringfrmige Spalt weiterhin eine radiale Komponente (48b) mit einander gegenberliegenden, radial voneinander beabstandeten Wnden umfat, wobei die Dichtung (46) einen C-frmigen Teil (52) mit einer geringeren radialen Erstreckung als die einander gegenberliegenden Wnde der radialen Komponente (48b) enthlt,
so da er in die radiale Komponente des ringfrmigen Spalts (48) pat, wobei der axiale Teil (54) der
Dichtung einen Schenkel des "C" umfat und sich
so axial in der axialen Komponente (48a) des ringfrmigen Spalts (48) erstreckt.

10. Dichtung (46) nach Anspruch 9, weiterhin dadurch

gekennzeichnet, da die Dichtung (46) aus einem
gebogenen Flchengebilde einer wrmebestndigen Legierung hergestellt ist.
11. Dichtung (46) nach Anspruch 10, weiterhin dadurch
gekennzeichnet, da sie ein Endlosring ist.

Joint d'tanchit (24) de coiffe pour pointe de pale

de turbine pour un moteur turbine gaz, comprenant une coiffe (12) de pointe de pale de turbine
situe entre un parcours de gaz chauds orient
axialement et un conduit concentrique de refroidissement de gaz form entre la coiffe (12) et un caisson extrieur (32), et dans lequel la coiffe (12) comprend une pluralit de segments (12a, ..., 12n)
agencs sur la circonfrence, chaque segment de

coiffe (12a, ..., 12n) prsentant une plate-forme

axiale (14) et au moins une nervure radiale (16, 18)
dbordant de la plate-forme (14), les segments de
coiffe (12a, ..., 12n) prsentant des parois d'extrmit et une rainure (26) dfinie dans chaque paroi
d'extrmit correspondant la plate-forme (14) et
en continuit dans la partie de paroi d'extrmit correspondant la nervure (16, 18), caractris en ce
que le joint d'tanchit (24) comprend un organe
en tle en une pice form la configuration de la
rainure continue (26) dans les parois d'extrmit de
telle sorte qu'une partie du joint d'tanchit (24)
prsente une composante axiale (25, 27) et qu'une
partie du mme joint d'tancheit (24) prsente une
composante radiale (28, 30).

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Joint d'tanchit (24) selon la revendication 1, caractris en outre en ce que l'organe en tle formant
le joint d'tanchit (24) est en un matriau rsistant la chaleur form la configuration de la nervure en saillie (16, 18), avec une paire de bras divergents (28, 30) qui peuvent tre comprims lastiquement pour s'ajuster troitement dans la rainure
(26) de la paroi d'extrmit du segment de coiffe
(12a, ..., 12n).

3.

Joint d'tanchit selon la revendication 2, caractris en outre en ce que le matriau est un alliage
rsistant la chaleur, courb la forme requise.

4.

Joint d'tanchit (24) selon la revendication 2, caractris en outre en ce que la coiffe (12) prsente
une paire de nervures parallles (16, 18) situes
distance l'une de l'autre, dbordant de la plate-forme (14), et la rainure continue (26) s'tend dans les
deux nervures des segments de coiffe (12a, ...,
12n), tandis que l'organe en tle formant le joint
d'tanchit (24) comprend une paire de parties en
saille (28, 30) essentiellement identiques, parallles, situes distance l'une de l'autre, toutes deux
lastiques, pour s'ajuster dans la rainure continue
(26) des parois d'extrmit des segments de coiffe
(12a, ..., 12n).

5.

Joint d'tanchit (46) pour un moteur turbine

gaz, pour assurer l'tanchit du raccord entre
deux parties annulaires (12, 36) du moteur, le raccord entre les deux parties comprenant un interstice
annulaire (48) avec une composante axiale (48a)
avec des parois opposes espaces radialement,
caractris en ce que le joint d'tanchit (46) prsente une partie axiale (54) structure ondule, un
pic (60) de la structure ondule tant destin entrer en contact avec l'une (48a) des parois opposes espaces radialement de l'interstice annulaire
(48), et un autre pic (62) tant destin entrer en
contact avec l'autre (22a) des parois espaces l'une
de l'autre de l'interstice annulaire (48), pour assurer

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11. Joint d'tanchit (46) selon la revendication 10,

caractris en outre en ce que le joint d'tanchit
(46) est un anneau sans fin.

l'tanchit de l'interstice (48) et empcher des fuites des gaz s'coulant d'un ct ou de l'autre du
raccord.
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Joint d'tanchit (46) selon la revendication 5, caractris en outre en ce que le joint d'tanchit
(46) est ralis en un matriau rsistant la chaleur
et intrinsquement lastique.

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Joint d'tanchit (46) selon la revendication 6, caractris en outre en ce que la structure ondule
comprend des pics (60, 62) alterns, avec un motif
d'ondulation sous-tendant un angle suffisant pour
ncessiter une compression radiale des pics (60,
62) pour qu'ils entrent en contact avec les parois
opposes, radialement espaces, de l'interstice annulaire (48) pour assurer une tanchit aux gaz au
raccord.

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Joint d'tanchit (46) selon la revendication 7, caractris en outre en ce que le moteur comprend
un caisson de moteur et une coiffe (12) prsentant
une plate-forme (22) s'tendant axialement et engageant une structure de montage (47) situe dans
le caisson (32) du moteur pour former l'interstice annulaire (48) avec la composante axiale (48a) entre
la coiffe (12) et la structure de montage (36), l'interstice annulaire (48) prsentant des parois opposes (22a, 48a), radialement espaces, formes
sur la coiffe (12) et sur la structure de montage (36),
grce quoi les pics alterns (60, 62) du motif ondul de la structure ondule de la partie (54), s'tendant axialement, du joint d'tanchit (46) soustendent un angle suffisant pour ncessiter une compression radiale des pics (60, 62) pour qu'ils entrent
en contact avec les parois opposes (22a, 48a), radialement espaces, de l'interstice annulaire (48),
pour fournir une tanchit aux gaz au raccord entre la coiffe (12) et la structure de montage (36).

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Joint d'tanchit (46) selon la revendication 8, caractris en outre en ce que l'interstice annulaire
comprend en outre une composante radiale (48b)
avec des parois opposes espaces radialement,
tandis que le joint (46) comprend une partie (52) en
"C" dont l'extension radiale est plus petite que celle
des parois opposes de la composante radiale
(48b), pour s'ajuster dans la composante radiale de
l'interstice annulaire (48), la partie axiale (54) du
joint d'tanchit comprenant une branche du "C"
s'tendant axialement l'intrieur de la composante axiale (48a) de l'interstice annulaire (48).

10. Joint d'tanchit (46) selon la revendication 9, caractris en outre en ce que le joint d'tanchit
(46) est constitu d'une tle courbe en alliage rsistant la chaleur.

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