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Tangential rotor blade slot spacer for a gas turbine engine

US11242761B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2020
Grant dateFeb 8, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotor disk assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a rotor disk that defines an axis, the rotor disk comprising a slot within a rim of the disk and a spacer within the slot, the spacer having a clearance feature sized to permit rotation of a rotor blade from an insertion position to an installed position.

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