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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2016
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Steven D. Porter, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Julian Partyka, West Springfield, MA (US);
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a mini-disk of a gas turbine engine having an axis is provided. The mini-disk includes a bore, a web extending radially with respect to the axis of the gas turbine engine from the bore, a base extending axially with respect to the axis of the gas turbine engine from the bore, a connector located on an end of the base, the connector configured to connect with a hub arm of the gas turbine engine, and an expansion feature configured in the base and located between the bore and the connector, the expansion feature configured to reduce an axial stiffness of the base.