Patent 8985938 was granted and assigned to United Technologies on March, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An engine has a blade, a casing surrounding the blade, an seal ring, and a passive system for connecting the seal ring to the casing and for accommodating thermal expansion of the seal ring relative to the casing so as to maintain blade tip clearance control. The passive system may include at least one, metallic Z-band extending between the casing and the seal ring.