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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
May. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Michael R. Whitten, Zionsville, IN (US);
Brandon Snyder, Greenwood, IN (US);
James Sellhorn, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F01D 11/00 (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 2240/55 (2013.01); F05D 2250/23 (2013.01); F05D 2260/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cover plate for maintaining axial alignment between a blade assembly and a rotor disk and transferring centrifugal loading directly to the rotor disk. The cover plate comprises a plate key extending axially from an elongate member, the plate key configured to engage a keyway of the rotor disk assembly and/or a notch of the blade key.