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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
James R. Murdock, Tolland, CT (US);
Kwan Hui, Manchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/3092 (2013.01); F01D 5/147 (2013.01); F01D 5/3007 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/36 (2013.01); F05D 2230/60 (2013.01); F05D 2240/30 (2013.01); F05D 2300/173 (2013.01); F05D 2300/174 (2013.01); F05D 2300/434 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blade assembly comprises a blade () and one or more wear pads (). The blade has an airfoil () having a leading edge (), a trailing edge (), a pressure side (), a suction side (), and extending from an inboard end to a tip (). The blade further includes an attachment root (). The one or more wear pads are along the attachment root. The one or more wear pads have a plurality of slits ().