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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2018
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd., Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Yeong Chun Kim, Changwon-si, KR;
Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Abstract
A blade tip clearance control apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a rotor, a hydraulic clearance control device, and a cylinder locking device. The rotor includes a thrust collar, a pair of thrust bearings axially supporting the thrust collar, and a plurality of radially extending blades. The hydraulic clearance control device includes a first hydraulic cylinder moving any one of the pair of thrust bearings in a forward axial direction and a second hydraulic cylinder moving the other thrust bearing in the reverse axial direction. The cylinder locking device includes a first locking device restricting a forward moving distance of the first hydraulic cylinder and a second locking device restricting a reverse moving distance of the second hydraulic cylinder.