Patent · US Active

Compressor blade of a gas turbine

US9964117B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

8References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG · DE

Inventors

Karl Schreiber · Zossen, DE
Werner Hufenbach · Dresden, DE
Albert Langkamp · Dresden, DE
Tino Wollmann · Dresden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2015
Grant date	May 8, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF05D2240/303
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a compressor blade of a gas turbine having an airfoil and a blade root, said blade root and airfoil being made in one piece from a fiber-composite material, as well as a leading edge protector made from a sheet metal material, characterized in that the airfoil is provided with a radial groove extending substantially over the entire length of the airfoil and that the leading edge protector is detachably clamped onto the airfoil and is fixed with a sheet metal flange in the radial groove of the airfoil.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.