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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7811062 | Fiber reinforced metal rotor A fiber reinforced metal compressor disc includes a hub, a rim and a diaphragm extending radially between the hub and the rim. The fiber reinforced metal compressor disc comprises a first ring of ceramic fibers and a second ring of ceramic fibers. The first ring of ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7419360 | Rotor disk for a turbomachine A rotor disk for a turbomachine, the disk carrying blades whose roots are retained in a peripheral groove of the disk, the groove including a window for inserting blade roots and a locking member that is a single elastically deformable piece and dimensioned to be re... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7344359 | Methods and systems for assembling shrouded turbine bucket and tangential entry dovetail Rhombic shrouded tangential entry buckets are circumferentially applied to the rotor wheel rim of a turbine. A fixture is releasably secured to a lug on each bucket and includes a chamfered surface for engaging a complementary surface on the lug. Upon applying a tan... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7306433 | Apparatus and method for securing a rotor blade in a rotor of a turbine-type machine A rotor of a turbine-type machine, in particular a gas turbine rotor, is disclosed. The rotor has a rotor base body, where the rotor base body has a groove extending in the circumferential direction of the rotor base body, and has multiple rotor blades, or rotor bla... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305905 | Rotatable member with an annular groove for dynamic balancing during rotation A rotatable member is adapted for dynamic balancing by the addition of balancing weights in the form of high speed projectiles fired at the member during rotation in timed relationship with the rotation of the member so as to impact the member at specific circumaxia... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7284959 | Apparatus and method for securing a rotor blade in a rotor of a turbine-type machine A rotor of a turbine-type machine, in particular a gas turbine rotor, is disclosed. The rotor has a rotor base body, where the rotor base body has a groove extending in the circumferential direction of the rotor base body, and has multiple rotor blades or rotor blad... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7249968 | Electrical connections for harsh conditions Apparatuses are provided which basically comprise a socket which has at least two contiguous passages formed therein which are adapted to receive exposed wire and/or insulated wire. Bonding materials and crimp joints, alone or in combination, are provided to further... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7014426 | Brazed aluminum turbine for an automotive transmission and method thereof The invention provides a high-strength stamped aluminum brazed turbine for use in an automotive transmission torque converter, and a method therefor. The method includes stamping aluminum inner and outer shells each having a plurality of slots, and stamping a plural... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6981847 | System for connecting and locking rotor blades of an axial compressor System for connecting and locking blades which are fixed circumferentially to a rotor disc (1) of an axial compressor, comprising a plurality of blades (10, 10′) positioned in an array along the circumference of rotor disc (1), each blade (... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6832892 | Sealing of steam turbine bucket hook leakages using a braided rope seal A steam turbine includes a rotor supporting a plurality of turbine buckets. The rotor has shaped grooves for receiving a complementary-shaped bucket hook formed on an end of each of the turbine buckets. A rope seal is disposed in each interface between the bucket ho... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6786699 | Methods of assembling airfoils to turbine components and assemblies thereof Airfoils and grooves on the rotor or carrier for the airfoils have generally complementary dovetail shapes. The airfoils are installed in the grooves by sliding the bases of the airfoils along the circumferential grooves into final circumferential positions. At each... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6761537 | Methods and apparatus for assembling turbine engines A method of assembling a turbine comprises coupling at least one bucket to a rotor wheel. The bucket includes an upstream side, a downstream side, an airfoil extending therebetween and a dovetail extending radially inwardly from the airfoil to the rotor wheel. The m... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6676080 | Composite airfoil assembly A composite blade assembly comprises a root portion and blade portion that is connected to the root portion. The root portion comprises inner and outer rings and the blade portion comprises at least one layer of composite material that is folded to form a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6033185 | Stress relieved dovetail A rotor blade includes an airfoil, an integral platform, and a dovetail integrally joined to the platform. The dovetail includes a neck extending between a pair of dovetail lobes configured to engage a complementary slot in a rotor disk. The dovetail incl... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5660526 | Gas turbine rotor with remote support rings A lightweight gas turbine rotor having a pair of high specific strength support ring members positioned fore and aft a center hub member. The unitary center hub member for carrying a plurality of airfoils that extend radially outward therefrom. The pair o... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5584658 | Turbocompressor disk provided with an asymmetrical circular groove A turbocompressor disk having on its periphery a circular groove able to receive blade roots having a substantially hammer shape, said circular groove comprising an upstream lip and a downstream lip against which bear the blade roots. The upstream lip has... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5536145 | Method of manufacturing a turbine wheel having inserted blades, and a wheel obtained by performing the method To manufacture a turbine wheel having blades made of a ceramic or composite material and inserted into a metal hub, firstly blades (16) are manufactured that are right cylindrical, each blade having a base (18) through which a hole is formed; a cylindrica... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5476366 | Fan construction and method of assembly This disclosure relates to a fan for an electric machine, the fan comprising a hub having a centrally located bore sized to receive the shaft of the machine, the bore having an axis which coincides with the shaft axis. The fan further comprises a pluralit... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5405244 | Ceramic blade attachment system A retainer ring is arranged to mount turbine blades to a turbine disk so that aerodynamic forces produced by a gas turbine engine are transferred from the turbine blades to the turbine disk to cause the turbine blades and turbine disk to rotate, but so th... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5263823 | Gas turbine engine impeller having an annular collar platform A gas turbine engine impeller having a plurality of blades attached to a rotor disk and an integral, annular collar defining openings through which the blades extend which acts as a platform extending between the adjacent blades. The annular collar is for... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5232346 | Rotor assembly and platform spacer therefor A platform spacer is joinable to a rotor disk between adjacent rotor blades having dovetails retained in a circumferential dovetail groove therein. The spacer includes a platform having a flat upper surface sized for abutting adjacent blade platforms to f... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5131813 | Turbine blade outer end attachment structure A gas turbine engine having an outer annular turbine rotor, which is counterrotatable relative to an inner annular turbine rotor, includes attachment structure for attaching turbine blades in circumferential rows to the outer rotor. The attachment structu... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5131814 | Turbine blade inner end attachment structure A gas turbine engine having an outer annular turbine rotor, which is counterrotatable relative to an inner annular turbine rotor, includes attachment structure for attaching turbine blades in circumferential rows to the inner rotor. The attachment structu... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4895490 | Internal blade retention system for rotary engines The invention comprises an internal blade retention system for rotary engines and particularly for gas turbine engines. The system comprises a rotary disk 12 positioned for rotation within the turbine engine, the disk having a multitude of dovetail blade ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4878821 | Detachable anti-rupture ring for the housing of a turbo power plant An anti-rupture ring is slit axially at least at one location and is provided thereat with clamping devices which permit a rapid tightening and loosening of the anti-rupture ring. In one embodiment, the clamping of the anti-rupture ring can be varied hydr... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4875830 | Flanged ladder seal In a compressor rotor assembly of an axial flow gas turbine engine, wherein the rotor disk has a circumferential blade retaining slot for receiving the root of each blade of a row of blades, a ladder seal is provided between the slot and the blade platfor... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4840536 | Axial guide blade assembly for a compressor stator In an axial guide blade assembly for a compressor stator, the root end of each guide blade is attached in a ring gap of a preferably axially split, i.e. split along a normal plane, compressor housing made of a fiber reinforced synthetic material. The root... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4836749 | Pre-load device for a turbomachine rotor The pre-load device for a turbomachine rotor according to the invention has a shank formed of a superplastic material which is axially insertable in a shank bore formed between confronting notches formed on a rotor disk and a blade root portion. In one em... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4762466 | Carrier ring for a propeller blade system A carrier ring for a large diameter propeller system fabricated from a composite material having metallic blade mounting insert members in which are fastened roots of the propeller blades. The carrier ring has an annular ring member formed of a composite ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4728263 | Wind turbine blade construction A strong, lightweight blade provided for use on wind turbines utilizes an interior reinforcing strut which extends part-way out the blade and consists of telescoped steel pipes welded to one another and mounted at their root ends to a steel cuff. A carbon... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4702673 | Method for assembly of tangential entry dovetailed bucket assemblies on a turbomachine bucket wheel A method for assembling a plurality of bucket assemblies having tangential entry dovetails onto a wheel of a turbomachine such that a predetermined circumferential force is obtainable on the bucket assemblies when assembled, includes reducing the distance... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4662824 | Sleeve connectors for turbines The blade rotor structure of an axial flow elastic fluid utilizing machine such as a turbine is divided into groups by a lashing wire structure. The lashing wires of adjacent groups are flexibly connected to each other by sleeves that are held in place wi... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4580943 | Turbine wheel for hot gas turbine engine A turbine wheel for a hot gas turbine engine operable at relatively high peratures, e.g. above 2,000° F., and high velocities, e.g. above 30,000 r.p.m. The blades are formed of temperature-resistant ceramic material. A special annular band of high tensi... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4521160 | Rotors of rotating machines Device for the containment of fragments of a fan ring in the event of burng of the ring. The fan ring comprises two cylindrical surfaces spaced axially and located radially inside of two containment rings of high tensile strength in the circumferential d... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4490092 | Containment structure A circumferentially extending structure 30 for containing particles having an axial component and a radial component of velocity is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of a support structure 46 and a fabric 44 wrapped under tension about the support str... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4484856 | Containment structure A circumferentially extending structure 30 for containing particles having an axial component of velocity and a radial component of velocity is disclosed. The structure includes an inner casing, such as the first casing 48, and an outer casing, such as th... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4482297 | Bladed rotor assembly The assembly has a submerged root, turbine-wheel-blading configuration, and utilizes circumferentially oriented, buried, friction damping wires, and continuous, overlapping, tip shrouds to minimize vibratory response. The wires, in the presence of blade v... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4482296 | Bladed rotor assembly and method of forming same The Assembly has a submerged root, turbine-wheel-blading configuration, and utilizes circumferentially oriented, buried, friction damping wires, and continuous, overlapping, tip shrouds to minimize vibratory response. The wires, in the presence of blade v... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4475864 | Containment structure A circumferentially extending apparatus 46 for containing particles having an axial component and a radial component of velocity is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of a support structure 48 and a flexible casing 50 formed of a fabric 78. The externa... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4451203 | Turbomachine rotor blade fixings A dovetail type circumferential slot fixing for retaining blades of a bladed rotor assembly of a turbomachine which requires no additional loading slot. The shape and dimensions of the dovetail roots of the blades and the dovetail blade-retaining slot are... | 05/29/1984 |
