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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
Joseph T. Caprario, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (2006.01); F16B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/3015 (2013.01); F01D 11/006 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2240/20 (2013.01); F05D 2260/30 (2013.01); F05D 2260/941 (2013.01); F16B 21/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retaining ring assembly for a gas turbine engine may include a first engine component and a second engine component. A retaining ring may be disposed between the first engine component and the second engine component. The retaining ring may be circumferentially discontinuous and may include a first terminal portion having at least one of a tapered or a contoured geometry. A thickness of the retaining ring at the first terminal portion may be less than a thickness of the retaining ring away from the first terminal portion.