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According to the present invention, an annular face seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine is provided that includes a mounting ring, a mounting member, a rotor, and a stator. The mounting ring has a width extending between a first axial end and a second axial end. The mounting member has a clamp

According to the present invention, an annular face seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine is provided that includes a mounting ring, a mounting member, a rotor, and a stator. The mounting ring has a width extending between a first axial end and a second axial end. The mounting member has a clamp portion and a biasing portion. The clamp portion extends axially between a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface. The biasing portion includes a first segment and a second segment. The second segment has a width and a rotor contact surface. The rotor has a rotor seal surface and a clamp portion having a width. The stator has a stator seal surface that is aligned with the rotor seal surface. The mounting ring is disposed radially inside of the rotor and radially inside of at least part of the biasing portion, and is disposed in contact with the second clamping surface of the clamp portion. The rotor contact surface of the biasing portion is disposed in contact with the rotor.

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1. An annular face seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a mounting ring having an overall width extending between a first axial end and a second axial end, and a radial outer surface that extends between the first axial end and the second axial end;a mounting member having a clamp

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An annular face seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a mounting ring having an overall width extending between a first axial end and a second axial end, and a radial outer surface that extends between the first axial end and the second axial end;a mounting member having a clamp portion and a biasing portion, which clamp portion axially extends between a first clamping surface and a second clamping surface, which biasing portion includes a first segment and a second segment, which second segment has a width and a rotor contact surface;a rotor having a rotor seal surface and a clamp portion having a width; anda stator having a stator seal surface, wherein the stator seal surface is aligned with the rotor seal surface;wherein the mounting ring is disposed radially inside of the rotor and radially inside of at least part of the biasing portion, and is disposed in direct contact with the clamp portion of the mounting member, and the rotor contact surface of the biasing portion is disposed in contact with the rotor; andwherein the sum of the width of the second segment of the biasing portion and the width of the clamp portion of the rotor is greater than the overall width of the mounting ring, and the biasing portion is biased against the rotor. 2. The face seal arrangement of claim 1, wherein the mounting member further includes an intermediate portion disposed between the clamp portion and the biasing portion, which intermediate portion has a height sized to define an annular channel between the mounting ring and the biasing portion of the mounting member. 3. The face seal arrangement of claim 1, wherein the clamp portion of the mounting member has a width and the first segment of the biasing portion has a width, and the clamp portion width is greater than the first segment width. 4. The face seal arrangement of claim 1, wherein a plurality of slots is disposed in the second segment of the biasing portion. 5. The face seal arrangement of claim 4, wherein each slot extends through the second segment. 6. The face seal arrangement of claim 5, wherein each end of each slot terminates in an aperture. 7. The face seal arrangement of claim 1, wherein the rotor includes an outer connecting segment disposed between an outer leg and a middle leg, and an inner connecting segment disposed between an inner leg and the middle leg;wherein each of the legs has a width, and each of the connecting segments has a width, and the widths of the legs are greater than the widths of the connecting segments. 8. The face seal arrangement of claim 1, wherein the mounting member further includes an intermediate portion disposed between the clamp portion and the first segment of the biasing portion, and which intermediate portion has a width that is substantially equal to a width of the first segment of the biasing portion. 9. An annular face seal arrangement for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a mounting ring having an overall width extending between a first axial end and a second axial end, and a radial outer surface that extends between the first axial end and the second axial end;a mounting member having a clamp portion and a biasing portion;a stator having a seal surface;a rotor including an outer connecting segment disposed between an outer leg and a middle leg, an inner connecting segment disposed between an inner leg and the middle leg, and a seal surface;wherein each of the legs has a width, and each of the connecting segments has a width, and the widths of the legs are greater than the widths of the connecting segments; andwherein the rotor seal surface aligns with the stator seal surface;wherein the mounting ring is disposed radially inside of the annular rotor and at least a portion of the biasing portion of the mounting member, and the mounting ring is disposed in directly contact with the clamp portion, and the biasing portion is disposed in contact with the rotor. 10. The face seal arrangement of claim 9, wherein an intermediate portion is disposed between the clamp portion and the biasing portion. 11. The face seal arrangement of claim 10, wherein the intermediate portion has a height sized to define an annular channel between the biasing portion and the mounting ring. 12. The face seal arrangement of claim 9, wherein a first annular rotor channel is defined by the outer leg, the outer connecting segment, and the middle leg, and a second annular rotor channel is defined by the middle leg, the inner connecting segment and the inner leg. 13. The face seal arrangement of claim 12, wherein the width of the inner connecting segment is greater than the width of the outer connecting segment. 14. The face seal arrangement of claim 12, wherein the inner connecting segment has a height and the outer connecting segment has a height, and the inner connecting segment height is less than the outer connecting segment height. 15. The face seal arrangement of claim 12, wherein the outer leg width and the inner leg width are greater than the middle leg width.