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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
May. 25, 2016
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventor:
James R. Murdock, Tolland, CT (US);
Assignee:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F01D 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F01D 5/16 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2260/36 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blade assembly may be configured to rotate about an axis of a gas turbine engine. The blade assembly may include a blade and a blade cover. A blade may include a first surface defining a perimeter of a cavity in the blade. A first portion of the perimeter of the cavity includes a lip. A blade cover disposed over the cavity in the blade, such that the cavity is disposed between the blade and the blade cover, and under the lip, such that blade cover is between a portion of the blade and the cavity.