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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Nicholas Aiello, New Haven, CT (US);
James Cosby, West Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Aiello, New Haven, CT (US);
James Cosby, West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 5/32 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/32 (2013.01); F01D 5/3038 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49321 (2015.01);
Abstract
An exemplary turbomachine rotor assembly includes a pair of spaced rails that extend around a cylindrical surface to define a rotor hub. The rails define a space for receiving blades. Load slots are formed in one of the rails. A relief feature is formed in an opposite surface of an opposing rail. The load slots and relief feature utilized to move at least one of the blades into the space.