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Anti-rock blade tang

US5183389A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 1992
Grant dateFeb 2, 1993
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S416/50
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a rotor blade capable of being axially loaded in slots on a gas turbine engine rotor and particularly suited for use on turbine disks. The blade has a generally axially extending dovetail root which is effective for being loaded into a rotor disk slot between adjacent disk posts. Anti-rock tangs are disposed radially outward of the root and tangentially extend from the shank and are generally linear in the axial direction. The anti-rock tangs are effective to engage the radially outwardmost facing surfaces of the adjacent dovetail posts between which is disposed the associated dovetail slot.

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